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  1. 12-22-2009, 9:44 PM #1
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    Christmas Horses

    I built our first grandchildren a rocking horse nearly 10 years ago. Two new grandchildren demanded two more horses this Christmas.





    The first horse I made was from spalted maple and walnut. This time I happened to have some ash on hand, so went with that. I had to rebuild some jigs and refit parts, since I couldn't find all my original pieces.
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  3. 12-22-2009, 10:02 PM #2
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    Very nice Allen ,I really like them.

    The kids will really enjoy them


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    Wish I had a set like that. Wonderful job. How long did they take to make?
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    Extremely impressive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris S Anderson View Post
    Wish I had a set like that. Wonderful job. How long did they take to make?
    The real time consuming work was building the jigs/patterns. After that was done, I would estimate that the two horses would take about 30 hours, not counting finishing. Every single wood-wood fitting is a curved piece.
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    Great work on the Christmas horses Alan.
    The grandkids are going to love them...
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  8. 12-23-2009, 10:14 AM #7
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    Excellent job Alan... they look great and I am sure the GK's will enjoy!
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