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Here is another group of rocking horses I made with friend Steve Turner for Christmas 2002. This was a different pattern than I used in 2007, but they make great toys. The horse and rockers are primarily Maple with Walnut accents, but there is a little White Oak and Elm in them too. The tail and mane are made of Regulation style cotton swabs (mops to you civilian types) and the ears are cloth. For the mane, we unraveled the mop head and braided the strands over a thin strip of maple creating a padded neck area. The tail was tied up in the photos to keep them clean and one is visible in the back ground where the mop strands were dyed brown. They were wildly popular, and we just had to learn to say no to request.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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GaryK
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posted 162 days ago
Great looking horses. I have to make one of those for my daughter.
What is the radius of the rocker?
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rikkor
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posted 162 days ago
They look really good. Looks like a production effort. How many did you make?
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Scott Bryan
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posted 162 days ago
Hi Terry,
These are great toys for the kids. I can well understand how well these were received. Keep them coming.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
MsDebbieP
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posted 162 days ago
yah.. every child needs one of these :)
beautiful
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ND2ELK
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posted 162 days ago
Hi Roz
Very nice job on the horse. You guys did a beautiful job on them. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Roz
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posted 162 days ago
I believe we wound up making about 18.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 161 days ago
I am going to make two of these for next Christmas. Where did you get the drawings or prints for these? I love the color of the different woods and the size seems easy for mounting and dismounting.
Thanks for sharing.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida