| Project by Huckleberry | posted 1831 days ago | 1025 views | 1 time favorited | 11 comments |  |
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I know that it has been a little while since I have posted a project, but with little league my shop time has really been limited. However here is my latest project for a really special nephew whom I love to death. This horse is made out of red oak with the tail and mane accented with walnut. I thought that the saddle was a pretty good idea along with the laminated rockers. There is also ebony inlay, the handles are turned and so are the eyes. I made those out of sample blocks of corian from a big box store. I probably went over kill on this but hey, the challenge is why we do things right. It is easy to impress adults sometimes and I found that I am really nervous trying to impress a 3 yr old.
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trifern
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#1 posted 1831 days ago
Nice rocking horse. I am sure your nephew will have a blast taming this bronco. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
griff
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#2 posted 1831 days ago
Great looking pony. My three year old thinks since Dora is a cowgirl she is a cow cow cowgirlllllllllllllll. may have to do one of these myself
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CharlieM1958
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#3 posted 1831 days ago
Outstanding horse!
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teenagewoodworker
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#4 posted 1831 days ago
wonderful horse! don’t show this to my sister or i know how my summer will be spent, lol! thanks for the post.
Mark Shymanski
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#5 posted 1831 days ago
What a great horse! Beautiful wood selection and a great saddle. I can’t imagine any three year old not liking that. Admirable work.
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Grumpy
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#6 posted 1829 days ago
Very nice job Huck. Your Nephew is lucky to have an uncle like you.
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GaryK
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#7 posted 1829 days ago
Very nice looking rocking horse!
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Roz
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#8 posted 1814 days ago
Very nice horse. You put a lot of detail in it with a superior result.
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jeanmarc
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#9 posted 1792 days ago
Great looking pony
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Tim from Iowa City
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#10 posted 1792 days ago
Very nice. Looks heavy and solid.
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#11 posted 1600 days ago
I really like the horse. I would love to build one similar. Do you by chance have some drawings that oyu could share?
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