rjR Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) This one is made different from the 60+ others that I have made. This is about 2-1/2 inches taller than the normal ones that I have done for 30 years. It also has vertical instead of canted legs. The angles were going to be an appearance problem as they would have ended up very close to the rockers and looked all wrong. Used generic 1 by material and modified the design for the longer legs. That involved a slightly longer body, tiny bit narrower head and moving the cross bars to farther apart positions to keep the proportions looking decent at all. As it is being made to the customers specifications. The G & W were a very custom addition. The handle is fitted and then screwed in through the front and top of the head with long sheet-rock screws. It was just a piece of 7" long 3/4 inch dowel that was in the do NOT throw bin. All screws that would be normally visible are sunk deeper and then plugged. There are somewhere between 75 and 80 screws total in this horse. The cross bar are under braced with 1 by pieces that are also screwed and glued. This horse will easily support 150+ pounds with this design. As a former farm boy I had to see if it was saddle broke too. The finish is a brushed on, furniture grade polyurethane with the detail painting being acrylic craft paints. The urethane has one coat under and one over the details. I will happily answer any questions. I have documented the build with many photos and will be slowly making a tutorial. The entire cutting was done on an 18 inch Porter-Cable scrollsaw. The hardest part of it was the rockers. I will put the blade in backwards for part of the rocker cut on the next one I make. My 20" D-W that died could reach by just cutting from two directions, but the 18" can not do it. YES; I have a messy shop! My woodworking is not quite; but, almost a self-supporting hobby. This is due to using salvage material when I can and being a wood hoarder too. Edited April 25, 2017 by rjR typing error lawson56, Fab4, Lucky2 and 1 other 4 Quote
Gordster Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Ralph,that is beautiful.You haveit down to a science.and all on scroll saw..wow. 75 or 80 screws ,it will be strong as a horse pardon the pun lol. Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 What a great job, Ralph !....It will last for generations to come ! Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Excellently done. Thanks for sharing this with us. BTW your shop is not messy, you should see mine sometime hehe. DW Quote
amazingkevin Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, rjR said: This one is made different from the 60+ others that I have made. This is about 2-1/2 inches taller than the normal ones that I have done for 30 years. It also has vertical instead of canted legs. The angles were going to be an appearance problem as they would have ended up very close to the rockers and looked all wrong. Used generic 1 by material and modified the design for the longer legs. That involved a slightly longer body, tiny bit narrower head and moving the cross bars to farther apart positions to keep the proportions looking decent at all. As it is being made to the customers specifications. The G & W were a very custom addition. The handle is fitted and then screwed in through the front and top of the head with long sheet-rock screws. It was just a piece of 7" long 3/4 inch dowel that was in the do NOT throw bin. All screws that would be normally visible are sunk deeper and then plugged. There are somewhere between 75 and 80 screws total in this horse. The cross bar are under braced with 1 by pieces that are also screwed and glued. This horse will easily support 150+ pounds with this design. As a former farm boy I had to see if it was saddle broke too. The finish is a brushed on, furniture grade polyurethane with the detail painting being acrylic craft paints. The urethane has one coat under and one over the details. I will happily answer any questions. I have documented the build with many photos and will be slowly making a tutorial. The entire cutting was done on an 18 inch Porter-Cable scrollsaw. The hardest part of it was the rockers. I will put the blade in backwards for part of the rocker cut on the next one I make. My 20" D-W that died could reach by just cutting from two directions, but the 18" can not do it. YES; I have a messy shop! My woodworking is not quite; but, almost a self-supporting hobby. This is due to using salvage material when I can and being a wood hoarder too. i'll bet you being santa the list is long for builds,nice looking stag! Quote
tuner Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 As great piece that should get passed down from kid to kid for generations, thanks for sharing. Quote
heppnerguy Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Ralph,. One really nice piece. It is a great one just to look at and I can only imagine how much fun it must be to rid on it. Makes me wish I was a kid again Dick heppnerguy Quote
wombatie Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Another masterpiece that will be passed on generation after generation. Great work Ralph. Marg Quote
blights69 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Great piece that will be cherished for years and years Frank Quote
lawson56 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 Ralph,Man that is just so Fantastic.Awesome job.Family Heirloom Quote
rjR Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Thank You to everyone for the kind words. I made my first horse about 30 years ago and now a great-grandson uses it. Although it had set outside for a few CA winters and did need a factory recall to get back to work. Many -many changes in the design from that one. I also now use jigs for a few of the processes. I am slowly putting together a word doc tutorial and will eventually have it ready to share. I did take extensive pictures during the build. Edited April 26, 2017 by rjR typig error Quote
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