Rocking Horse

[flarud]

We are expecting our first Grandbaby the middle of August.  We found out a little over a month ago that it will be a boy.  I put the last coat of clear on a couple of days ago.  The saddle and bridle were made on the scroll saw, pretty much everything else was cut on the bandsaw.  With help from my wife we have 2 and 3 coats of paint on the different colors.  I bought another branding iron a few months ago for items specifically made for the grandbaby,, I branded a small oval piece of BB ply and attached it the rear of the platform.  I know that it will be quite a while before he can enjoy the horse but I plan to give it to them at the baby shower at the end of June. The plans for the horse were purchased from Toymakingplans.com.  We have made a few things and have a few more in the works to get completed before the shower as well.  The baby shower theme is "Beachy"... yes, I guess baby showers have themes!  My wife found an old Little Tykes car that was red and yellow and repainted it to the color scheme of the baby shower and I made a surf board that attaches to the top of it.  I modified the surf board rack a little from what the pictures show. I have some small straps coming from Amazon to secure the rack and board the the top of the car.  I'm also working on a mobile that mounts above the crib.  Hoping to have it completed in the next few days.  

          

 

    

 

[ChelCass]

Very, very nice.  Both will get a lot of use when baby is big enough.  They will be great keepsakes for years to come.

[daveww1]

very nice work

[Scrappile]

Very nice work.  That rocking horse may go through bothers and sisters, cousins, etc.   Mine did over the years, he is over 79 years old and still pastured at my daughter's, wait'n for maybe some great-grandchildren riders.

Edited April 17 by Scrappile

[Denny Knappen]

Sure, love the color.

[flarud]

5 hours ago, ChelCass said:

Very, very nice.  Both will get a lot of use when baby is big enough.  They will be great keepsakes for years to come.

Thanks!  

[flarud]

4 hours ago, daveww1 said:

very nice work

Thank you sir!

[flarud]

3 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Very nice work.  That rocking horse may go through bother and sister, cousins, etc.   Mine did over the years, he is over 79 years old and still pastured at my daughter, wait'n for maybe some great-grandchildren riders.

Thanks!  It should hold up to time,, it is doweled, glued, and screwed!  

[flarud]

24 minutes ago, Denny Knappen said:

Sure, love the color.

Thanks Denny!  I thought about painting the handles and foot rests black but figured that the color might wear off over time. 

[rjweb]

Beautiful job on the two of them, RJ

[flarud]

5 hours ago, rjweb said:

Beautiful job on the two of them, RJ

Appreciate it!

[Gonzo]

Awesome work. Love the rocking horse 

[barb.j.enders]

Fabulous job on both. I sure the other gifts will be just as beautiful.

[Denny Knappen]

22 hours ago, flarud said:

Thanks Denny!  I thought about painting the handles and foot rests black but figured that the color might wear off over time. 

So right.  They will wear even not painted.

[flarud]

5 hours ago, Gonzo said:

Awesome work. Love the rocking horse 

Thanks!  When I bought the plans we didn't know if she was having a boy or a girl.  I wanted to buy plans for a rocking motorcycle at first but thought the horse would be more appropriate for both, boys and girls.  Now that we know she is having a boy, i wished I would have gotten plans for the motorcycle.  Especially after my daughter sent me a TikTok of a rocking motorcycle.  I imagine I will prob end up making one of those too!  

[flarud]

4 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Fabulous job on both. I sure the other gifts will be just as beautiful.

Thanks Barb!

[wombatie]

Oh I love the surf board idea, it's awesome dude.  Amazing work on both of your projects, well done.

Marg