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Rocking Horse #6: Final

Blog entry by mot posted 680 days ago 568 reads 0 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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Well, Christmas was a big hit, but I had to put a few finishing touches on the horse. Karson was observant to point out that there wasn’t any place for the little rider to put his feet, it needed ears, and it needed some finish on it.

I mixed up some amber shellac flakes from Lee Valley in a 2# cut. Thanks Bob #2 for the math help on small batches. I was scratching my head a bit.

First I used Dowelmax to align the ear blocks and to centre drill the top for the leather ears. I drilled all the holes before the ear block was profiled. I keep finding more and more uses for this tool. As a doweling jig, it is unmatched in it’s precision and ease. I used it as a precision drilling jig for the ear blocks and was equally impressed with it.

A backer board was used to control blowout with the drilling process.

The ear pieces were doweled and clamped with through drilling, the step was added for security. I think I might add some friction tape to it. It depends on if he crashes too often or not. Two coats of amber shellac and we’ll see how it wears!

Thanks for looking!

Tom

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)


10 comments so far

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ErsatzTom

103 posts in 684 days


posted 680 days ago

Man, you did a great job! Your son must be thrilled.

-- Tom, Southwest Florida

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TomFran

2501 posts in 873 days


posted 680 days ago

Wow! That’s no ordinary rocking horse. You did a fantastic job, Tom. That’s a beautiful piece of woodwork.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Karson

25274 posts in 1279 days


posted 680 days ago

Great Job Tom. A nice addition to the family.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Bob Babcock

1808 posts in 964 days


posted 680 days ago

Tom, what a great project. I can see your son’s grandson’s riding this baby! Beautiful work.

I love my dowelmax too….takes precision to a new level.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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rikkor

11338 posts in 753 days


posted 680 days ago

Nice horse there pardner! Great workmanship, looks sturdy as a horse.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 680 days ago

awesome.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dadoo

1724 posts in 869 days


posted 680 days ago

Wow Tom, that looks great!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Lee A. Jesberger

3709 posts in 858 days


posted 679 days ago

Tom;

Really great workmanship. Or is it workpersonship?

In either case, a smashing success.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Zuki

1219 posts in 956 days


posted 678 days ago

Really nice work Tom.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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Ageingwood

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posted 678 days ago

WOW !! This should stay in the family a long time .

-- Ageingwood - artsplae1@msn.com No time , retired

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