Christmas rocking horse

Great Job Piper. It will be a special Christmas for someone.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Really a nice piece, piper!

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

Oh boy, a family treasure and memory maker!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Thanks all Its for my grand daughter

-- piper

What a great gift (heirloom) you have made for your granddaughter. Hopefully your great grandchildren will ride it too.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

oh it’s so beautiful. very, very special

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

very nice rocking hors e bet the little ones love it. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I hope to have the skill to make one for both my grandchild some day. Did you have plans or are you just very creative? Nice workmenship and I love the colors as well. The the straps is a nice detail. I’m sure it will be around for many years and many grand children.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Absolutely stunning. I need to get my tail out in the shop and get to working on the one that I supposed to be doing for our boys.

Looks great. I hope mine turns out that good.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

I used plans purchased at woodcrafters the instructions are not the best I made templates with 1/4 inch plywwod. rough cut on a band saw then used a patern bit on my router table, saved a lot of sanding.

-- piper

Can you tell me what you used for a finish on the horse ? I’m about to finish a rocking elephant and have some concerns about finish safety materials. I dont want to use something that’s going to be a safety hazard to my grandson. I have in hand Minwax tung oil, and Watco Butcher Block clear finishes. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
lyle

i used toy varnish from rockler as my rocking horse is ggoing to a two year old.

-- piper