Grandsons Christmas present

comments (5) December 29th, 2008 in Reader's Gallery

Woodychall, member

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This was a project I undertook after a very good friend persuaded me to try. I felt it was a little daunting to begin with, and there were several times when I thought I had taken on more than I was capable of, especially the carving. I have limited work space in my garage, and holding the horse during carving was somewhat Heath Robinson, but as every woodworker knows, with a little ingenuity, you can get by without spending a fortune on special jigs,clamps and fixtures. The saddle parts and rocker irons were bought from a rocking horse specialist, but all the woodwork was made from scraps, and pieces found in skips or throw outs by waistfull contractors. I worked from plans taken from a book on rocking horses.

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Woodychall writes: Jurgen01
Thank you for your reply Jurgen, your comments are very kind. It is good to see there are so many like minded people in different parts of the world. I am curently in the process of making another rocker for my grandaughter who is also four years old. It is the small version. Working in wood has come late for me. I only started to take an interest in my early sixties. However, I love to get in my workshop and tackle a new project. Time is the biggest headache. There always seems to be something else that interupts me when I am in full flow.
Posted: 2:04 pm on August 26th

Jurgen01 writes: I built this and a similar horse mounted on rockers for my grandsons. They were a delight to build and to give as 4th-birthday gifts. I worked from Anthony Dew's book, as I assume you did. And,just as you did, I started from "scratch" in several senses, but I surprised myself at the quality of the end product. You have done a beautiful job and whoever gets this horse will love it and have a family heirloom, as well. Thanks for letting us see the pictures of your work.
Posted: 5:13 pm on May 28th

davidoo2 writes: I built the same horse using the same book. Anthony Dew, the author, has created a terrific book that is available in many libraries. Dew has a North American distributor located in Ontario, Canada: http://www.gordonswoodcrafts.com/
Posted: 7:23 am on January 7th

Woodychall writes: Thank you James. I'm not sure Where you are from, but I'm from the UK. If your still interested, the place to contact is:
Anthony Drew & Company Ltd
Fangfoss,
York,
YO41 5JH,
England. Tel: (Code from Country)01759 368737
Fax: 01759 368194
email: info@rockinghorse.co.uk
website: www.rockinghorse.co.uk
They produce a brochure which will give you all you need to know about products and how to fit them. Anthony Drew has also produced a book which gives plans, and all the help to produce different types of rockers, and classic rocking horses.
Good luck if you have a go. The end result is well worth the effort. Just take your time, and believe that you can do it.

Posted: 10:07 am on January 3rd