Polish Sculptor Carves Functional Bicycles From Wood
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59-year old Slawomir Weremkowicz, who resides in Biala Podlaska, Poland always wanted to be an artist, so after retiring as a plumber, he decided to devote his time to his first love - woodcarving. However, the Polish native does not make ordinary sculptures or furniture - He carves functional bicycles!
The artist, who uses simple woodcarving tools like chisels and saws says he can envision what the bicycle is going to look like, when he sees the slab of wood he is planning to use. While each masterpiece looks different, they all have one thing in common - Everything, from the steering to the pedals and even the chain, is carved out different varieties of wood.
Instead of screws to hold the bike togther, Slawomir uses wooden pegs. Oh, and while they may look a little cumbersome, they can all be ridden. In fact, the artist rides a wooden bicycle every day.
Of course these amazing creations are not easy to make - Each of his bicycles, which he dubs 'wooden dinosaurs' takes a whole year to carve. But Slawomir believes they are well worth the effort. While his masterpieces can be used on a daily basis, they are so rare and precious that most of them are currently housed in museums and displayed at exhibitions. Wouldn't it be fun to show up at school in one of these retro-looking machines?
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- woodenbikes?soundscolalmost 14 yearsimagine everyone riding wooden bikes. everyone thinks in the future well have floating cars and bikes but we could have wooden ones!
cuteyalmost 14 yearsLOL- kkalmost 14 yearsthis is great homey
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- Adam (Jet Li)about 14 yearswiw. i think those bycicles r cool. i noticed how he used chisels to carve the frames out. it sounds ay easier than having to melt the metal and tying bamboo. it may also be easier to ride
- chyenneabout 14 yearsi found this article amazing. What i found interesting about this article is that people can actually ride a wooden bicycle. Also i found that he was able to make a bike out of wood very interesting
- Brahlayaabout 14 yearsBy using wood to replace all of the materials to make these bicycles. BTW (by the way) this is a healtheir step to making the earth better and more lovable!!
- Elizabethabout 14 years[Countinued from other comment] He says that it takes him a whole year to carve it. This must be a long time. If I could do something amazing that everyone would enjoy, I know I would be proud.
- Brahlayaabout 14 yearsThis is a totally new, re"cycled" (get the joke?"way to make bicycles because instead of using steel for the body of the bike, rubber for the wheels, and leather for the seat, he usues recycled wood to make all his the bicycles desighns.
- Elizabethabout 14 yearsI like this article because it talks about a 59 year old man who carves wood bicycles. His skills are amazing. People must think that he is amazing.