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Granddaughters Sled

Project by Loucarb posted 340 days ago 428 views 1 time favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I forget where I got the plans but I thought it would be a great project for my granddaughter who lives in snowy Colorado. I also like the challenge of the bent runners which I made my own jig to form. The wood is Ash with some Mahogany trim.


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toyguy

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posted 340 days ago

Just came in the house from shoveling my drive, and the first project I see is a sled sitting on grass…....

Looks like a great little cutter; your granddaughter will love it….. But get some snow man..

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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Loucarb

951 posts in 341 days


posted 340 days ago

Where getting a foot as we speak. I will be shoveling in the morning

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jim1953

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posted 340 days ago

Wow what a nice job now you need a big dog to pull It

-- Jim, Kentucky

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ronstar

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posted 340 days ago

Great sled! I have some questions on your curved runners. I’m in the design phase of building barstools. I want to make a circular wood frame to mount to the round upholstered seat. My diameter looks to be close to yours. I was thinking of making a jig like yours. Could you give me a few details how you formed the curved pieces? Are they made up of thin strips? Is so, how thick? Did you steam or vacuum press the curve?

-- Ron, Northern Illinois

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Loucarb

951 posts in 341 days


posted 340 days ago

Hi Ron,
Yes they were made of thin strips roughly 3/8” thick. I steamed them in a home steamer and then put them in the form and let them dry and then glued them together. After the glue dried I scraped, filed and sanded to shape.

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PineMan

57 posts in 490 days


posted 340 days ago

Very cool!

-- I never started a project I couldn't screw up.

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ND2ELK

6200 posts in 669 days


posted 340 days ago

Great looking sled. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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dustygirl

767 posts in 624 days


posted 340 days ago

What a nice sled.After yesterdays storm it could really be put to use here.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

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MsDebbieP

14159 posts in 1056 days


posted 340 days ago

well isn’t that special!!! What a treasure.

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

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ronstar

30 posts in 606 days


posted 339 days ago

Thanks for the info Loucarb!

-- Ron, Northern Illinois

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