Voisin 1934 |
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The woodwork in this Fagoni designed Voisin proved to be an interesting challenge due in part to the fact that no original wood survived. Actually there was no wood at all. The restoration team conferred with Fagoni's grandson in Paris and narrowed the wood selection to three authentic trees. Of the three woods, we selected a magnificent plank of marble-cake Carpathian walnut grown in northern California. The slab started out as a rough plank 3'x5' 3 inches thick. |
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We hand planed one face to reveal the stunning grain and enable us to proportion the layout. Since there were to be carvings (a la Fagoni) at the center of the dash and tonneau, we wanted the wood to have a symmetric grain pattern from left to right emanating from the centerline. |
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After the layout we resawed the pieces to achieve this effect. Taking this approach we had no return option to replace a damaged piece since the grain wouldn't have matched. |
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Lastly, the door trim and rear quarter pieces were steam-bent over molds fashioned during the initial mock-up phase.
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A little structural work please. It became necessary during the restoration to fabricate a new tonneau. This was done in ash. |
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With spokeshaves and chisels we contoured the final shapes and carvings. The finished result speaks for itself. |
