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This past Christmas was my daughters first, I wanted to make sure it was special and start a new tradition of making at least one gift for her. I had recently built a new steam box and thought that a bent wood sled would be the perfect gift. The bending frame was made out of a miscut staircase skirt and some scrap wood that was laying around the shop, a 1 gallon paint can was used to layout the loop. The runners are made by steaming and gluing 5 pieces of 1/4" x 3/4"oak.

The sled is made of Red Oak that I cut and milled here on our farm, and the walnut was cut and milled by my great-grandfather on his farm. The frame and runners are held together by mortise and tennon joints, a quick video of the final assembly process can be viewed here:

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I think it's grand. A new tradition is started with a great first gift. I'm sure she'll love it as she gets older.

Thanks for sharing.
 

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That is a great sled, great first gift. I can still remember our sled we grew up with, till we found out about heavy cardboard.
 

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Beautiful sled and a good job bending the runners.
 

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Really nice. I try and make some each Christmas for a few people. No sleds to date, though.
 

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Gorgeous sled. Very well done.
 

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Very pretty and I'm sure functional sled. The traditional look sets it apart.
Good job on the runners as well. Steam bending is one of the things I miss since I quit building boats. It still amazes me what can be done with a little steam.
 

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She will treasure that for a life time. Very nice.
 
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