Chris Makes - A Rocking Horse

I decided to make a better version of a cheap rocking horse I bought from Amazon for my niece. The original was made of particle board and cheap plywood. It also lacked a mane and tail. I decided to remake it using ambrosia maple with oak handles and, of course, adding a mane and tail using yarn.
I did, however, make several mistakes along the way. First, I used the band saw where I didn't need to. If a cut needed to be straight, I should have done it on the table saw. Next, I made some poor joinery decisions. At first I wanted to completely avoid using screws and use dowels instead. I made this problem worse by using pine for the dowels. In the end, I discovered that screws are fine as long as you hide them with filler or plugs. Finally, I should have been more careful with my glue ups. Cleaning dry glue out of tiny spaces and joints is time consuming and can result in marring.
In the end, the piece turned out great and my niece will love it. I learned a ton along the way and it will be something she keeps well beyond after she out grows it.

[@bluebannany]

Thanks for sharing. Great job and nice joinery. I will give it a shot.

[@Pereira9655]

Aproveitando esta maravilhosa ideia pode-se ter diversas criatividades.❤

[@eduardodoliveira481]

Bom dia, Parabéns, ficou muito lindo 👋farei para minha neta, obrigado

[@geosembarcadero9340]

Yeah! Man! It is so fucking nice your little horse!! Thanks for your teaching!!

[@flexgt1641]

this was awesome thanks for sharing, I don't have a band saw so I will use a flush trim bit to get by

[@designcreationswoodworking963]

Jig saw

[@Pereira9655]

Se não tivermos as medidas, é só pegar uma folha de papel e colocar medida que desejar ou achar um tamanho. Ideal. Pode fazer quantos tamanos quiser. ❤

[@rycho662]

The film is concrete to the point without unnecesery talk and music.

[@yadavalliraveendra5586]

Super

[@ashtondestroyer1184]

Damn fine.

[@DefonsoAlves]

Muito bom! Vc pode disponibilizar as medidas?

[@corottemendoza1842]

Way to go!

[@christopherdrzal3672]

Thanks, man!

[@jerryemt2001]

Were your boards 1.5 inches thick?

[@christopherdrzal3672]

JJ G 1 inch

[@designcreationswoodworking963]

Better put that jointer guard on.

[@ashwinirane6493]

Best

[@Arama2468]

Where did you get the pattern for the horse

[@nannettebattista6224]

This time I'll use woodprix to make it by my hand :)

[@rankdrummer]

Siccome è molto bello e semplice e per un bambino piccolo è perfetto, mi piacerebbe rifarlo. Perciò le chiederei se le fosse rimasto un progetto, un disegno, qualcosa di più preciso del video. Grazie.

[@bunescudesign3923]

ce amărăciune de căluț!
La fel ca cel "Made in China", dar de 5 ori mai scump.

[@danybeaupre5436]

What kind of wood did you use?

[@christopherdrzal3672]

Sorry this took so long, but its ambrosia maple.

[@danybeaupre5436]

@@christopherdrzal3672 thankyou

[@delmaborges251]

Dimensiones de las piezas se necesitan para poder hacerlo en casa

[@antoninhohaag6384]

Muito bom você consegue as medidas?

[@yadavalliraveendra5586]

How much cost

[@christopherdrzal3672]

It's been so long, I honestly don't remember exact numbers. I got the lumber from a local mill and the boards I used were probably a total of $100.

[@jaromejacksan6934]

Make it wooden with the help of the Woodglut instructions.