How To Build Rocking Horse

How to build a rocking horse.

How to build rocking horse. Without question making furniture or windows can be both fun and profitable but the joy you are rewarded with when making a nice rocking horse for a child is of an entirely different kind both when making it and when giving it away. There are two common types of rocking horse. Break out the power tools. Get rid of knots and work in the direction of the grain for best results.

The simplest type of swinger is a flat head because it requires no carving. To finish the horse fill all countersunk screw holes and any imperfections with wood filler. This wonderful horse can be constructed in yellow pine. Grease the hangers where they rest on the stand.

Use the jigsaw to cut the shapes out in two solid pieces. Some strip 3 mm mild steel was used to make the straps to keep the hangers in place i later changed this to a block made from ply wood which seemed to work just as well. Use a wood file to round all rough or sharp edges including the exposed ends of the dowel through the head. Apply a coat of primer to the entire horse and let it dry as directed by the manufacturer.

How to build a rocking horse the old fashioned way using a spring suspended design. Check this plan over here. Use the jigsaw to cut three 2x18 inch strips from the plywood to serve as. Clamp the first rocker side to the remaining sheet of plywood and trace the other half.

Download the free plans for building this rocking horse and enjoy the process and beyond. Injection molded childhood fancies come and go by the thousands but a few special. The ends that go through the rocking horse legs are drilled and a washer and split pin put through to hold them in place. Sand the entire rocking horse smooth.

Sketch the horse head and rocker shapes onto the plywood.