| Project by kshipp | posted 312 days ago | 440 views | 5 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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I described this project in a blog that starts here.
The synopsis is I wanted to make something for my niece by I didn’t just want to do a rocking horse. I looked at a lot of designs for rocking horses, push-cars, toys, etc. and ended up designing this.
There is a push-horse part with rolling wheels that turn on a lazy susan bearing. There is also a rocking base you can set the first part into to make it a rocking horse.
Note: These pictures are with one coat of Waterlox on the body and only stain on the head due to time constraints.
As always, comments, suggestions, and questions are welcome.
-- Kyle Shipp, Michigan, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com
7 comments so far
bentlyj
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posted 312 days ago
Thats a great idea. 2 toys in one! Can the horse have an eye?
Nice Job.
kolwdwrkr
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Kyle the horse came out great. There’s only one thing I would have done differently and that would have been to forgo the pocket screws on the piece in the second to last picture and either use a different method of fastening all together or screwed and plugged through the top. A 3/8” plug is less noticeable then the pocket screw plugs. This is a great piece none the less and I hope the kiddies get tons of joy from it.
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BarryW
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posted 311 days ago
and here are the results….good work…and I would think they’d be alot of fun…if I were about 54 years younger than I am now…
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Joe Weaver
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posted 311 days ago
very clever idea. the kids will love it
-- Joe, Ga
Chips
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posted 311 days ago
Great idea. We live for our kids and Grand kids.
-- Make every day the best day of your life. Chips, Mississippi
alholstein
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posted 311 days ago
Nice design, extra points of adding multiple functions to a toy.
Al
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Larry
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posted 305 days ago
Great project, love the design. I’m sure your niece will love it.
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