Finished Rocking Horse

[thrytis]

I finally finished the rocking horse for my daughter. :eusa_danc It is hard maple, walnut, and cherry, finished with a coat of sealcoat and several coats of lacquer. The plans are from Family Tradition.

I made so many mistakes on this project that i lost track of them, from blowouts while routing to a screw head breaking off. :eusa_doh: Fortunately i was able to repair or conceal most of them, though some still show. I realized part way through this project that it was beyond my skill level, but considering that i'm fairly happy with how it turned out. A couple of things turned out better than i was expecting though, like the saddle which i didn't have a band saw to help shape.

It is about a month late since it was a Christmas present. On Christmas eve it was done except for some detailed sanding, finishing the booster step, and the finish, so it was under the tree Christmas morning. I worked much slower after Christmas, so i only completed it yesterday (about two months total time).

Thanks again to Tarhead for the use of his Domino to join the body.

In use on Christmas:



Finished:

 

[ScottM]

Mistakes? NOT!!!! All you have to do is look at that smile. There are no mistakes there.

GREAT JOB!!!!!!

 

[WoodWrangler]

NICE WORK! My daughter absolutely LOVES the horse I made her by the same design. Every day she gives that horse a hug and takes it for a ride ... nothin' better than that!

 

[JackLeg]

Eric: FORGET the small stuff!

The look on your daughter's face is truly priceless. NICE job man! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[Tarhead]

Turned out great Eric! Priceless smile!!!

 

[mburke911]

That turned out beautiful!

Mark

 

[Travis Porter]

I think it turned out great and would add, it is not beyond your expertise level because you finished it!

Congrats to the both of you, rider and builder!

 

[mcoston2]

Perfect. :icon_thum

 

[Ken Massingale]

That looks great, Eric. We see 'mistakes' when no one else does. That little cutie certainly doesn't care.
k

 

[sapwood]

Clearly a satisfied customer :eusa_danc

Roger

 

[Badabing]

Eric, there can't be anything better than creating a nice heirloom toy like that and putting a smile on your beautiful daughter's face too! Congrats on a great job :icon_thum

 

[RandyJ]

Beautiful job, Eric...on the horse and your daughter!
I wish all my mistakes looked that good! Keep it up.

 

[tonyps]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ray Martin]

Eric,

It's already been said in this thread, but it bears repeating. The look on your daughter's face says that there are no mistakes in this project. It's beautiful. And thanks for sharing her smile with us.

Ray

 

[thrytis]

Thanks for all the kind comments.

 

[botebum]

When I make mistakes(never happens:roll my daughters are the last ones to notice. I know what's there but all they see is "My daddy made this for ME!" You did a fantastic job and she will always cherish what you made for her and will tell her own children how important you are and use the horse as an example. You just made an heirloom- how does that feel?
You ROCK!

Doug

 

[erasmussen]

Rocking horse good job:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap
Her face SUPER:icon_thum

 

[KC7CN]

Eric, I made this rocking horse 10 years ago, for my grandson. And now I have two grandsons, and let me tell you, they can really make it horse rock! I was surprised that it didn't tip over! Don't be concerned about woodworking mistakes! You need to remember you're doing this for fun, and leaning along the way. I've been in the hobby for a long time, and tend to forget that I have not done something before, after I make a mistake or screw somthing up. LOML has to remind me I do this hobby for fun!

And your rocking horse looks great!

-Don