Rocking Horse (from Delta Plan)

I really like it. Your kids will remember it when they are grown.

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

Very nice looking rocking horse. Looks like it would be a fun build. Thanks for sharing.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Paul,

Beautiful!!

Wasn’t it fun to build We don’t have grandkids so all the neighbors and friends with little ones has gotten one of these.

What a cute horse Paul.I bet she loved it.

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

Nice horse. I looked for a long time until I found that pattern that I liked. If it isn’t identical it is very close to the one that I made for my granddaughter. I also had the problem with the glue line joining the head the to body. Not to mention the problem of just pulling them together. I hadn’t saved all of my scraps to use as blocks for the clamping. So to cover the glueline and gap in my case, I added some trim as part of a harness for the horse. So like everything else hide what you don’t want to show.

Al

-- Al Holstein

Beautiful Horse. I would like to make 1 for my grandson. Where can i get the plans? Thanks Nick

-- Nick , North Carolina

The plans are available at Grizzly for $6.95 (US). Be prepared to spend plenty of time gluing yarn in holes for the mane! I used a syringe to inject the glue (unthinned) and used a ground off nail head the push the yarn home. I tried several methods of dipping the yard and inserting it, but that just doesn’t work very well. I could never get enough glue to stay where I needed it.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Pony-Rocker-Plans/H1179

-- Paul, Shelbyville, KY; (Ps 145: 1-2)

Thanks Paul for the quick response. Any other info you think helpful don’t hesitate.

-- Nick , North Carolina

They are chargeing for plans ? How dare them.

Paul, like the look of this rocking horse (from delta Plan) how can I get a copy of the plans, would like to build one for my grand son

Cheers Bazza (New Zealand)

Nice horse Paul. I have made a few and made this tutorial of how I do the Mane and Tails. http://www.hoistman.com/HoistMan/Horsehair.html

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

Dan, I like your approach to the tail and mane. I whipped the tail using jute. I cut my finger pulling it tight, but it’s held up extremely well. But your approach to the mane would have paid me huge dividends!. I did the mane by drilling hundreds of tiny holes. I then used syringe to put glue in each hole, and I used a nail in a small wood block to push in a piece of doubled over yarn. I sat through more than one baseball game on the TV while I was doing that!

Bazza, I don’t know if Grizzly delivers to New Zealand, but a link to buy this plan is:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Pony-Rocker-Plans/H1179

-- Paul, Shelbyville, KY; (Ps 145: 1-2)