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Well not a very busy WW week. The weather has been hot and humid, though not near as hot as some places, so it lent itself more to lazing about than working.

I did put my new Kreg bandsaw fence together and am very happy with it although I now have one more sharp protrusion to watch out for in my limited space.

In spite of much fussing and some mildly bad words, I could not find a way to use my new folding tool stand for my router table. The top cross piece does not allow the router to project far below the table. After a trip to a local tool store that has a similar set-up designed for that purpose, (that's where I got the idea), I found they had eliminated the cross piece, something I could not do with my model. So it is now packed up and I have to decide whether to keep it or make a run to Plattsburgh, N.Y. to return it.

Now I have to get back to woodworking. I have orders for a pine and an oak doll cradle that were somewhat forced upon me so I better get cracking.

Have a fun week!

John

Well, I was able to finish the Rocking Horse and get it delivered on time, much to the delight of my wife and grand-daughter! I would liked to have had more time for finishing, but overall I was pleased with the project.

I'll attempt now to post pictures for the first time.

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The body and rockers are Oak
The Mane and tail accents are Walnut
The bridle and saddle strap inlays are Lacewood
Finish is Amber Shellac

That is magnificent! A great job and one to be proud of! Alec

Alan:

Great job! Something for both you and the grand-daughter to be proud of for a long time.

I especially like the inlay. As mentioned previously, I chose to use stain as an alternative but the inlay makes the whole thing look very professional.

Congratulations.

Good looking rider too!

John

Alan,
Great job! I like it and your grand-daughter looks like she is enjoying it. I am curious about how you made the seat? It looks like you may have done some hand carving to form it.

Nice work, Alan!

I'm not even in to rocking horses, but your photos (and Johns) now have me interested. My grand kids now being in their 20s, maybe I'll have a little one again in a couple of years. You should be very proud of your work! I know your family is.

Thanks for the pictures!

Shoot! The last two weeks have been too busy for this old guy! Had to get the car door dent repaired, complete brake job and tranny repair on the motorhome, trying to get a few hours a day in on the shutters, getting ready for our Daughter's visit - whew!

With all the $ spent on repairs, there just wasn't enough left to buy an upgrade to a 520. (sob!):( Any volunteers?;)

When I get a little farther on the Shutters, I'll tell about the construction fiasco caused by my engineering expertise (not!) Probably will get into that after Daughter's visit.

Thanks for the nice comments, participating in this forum really helps keep my enthusiasm up!

Ron: The saddle was made by cutting mirror images on the bandsaw and then doweling them to the main body. The final shaping was done with a drum sander in a hand drill.

John: The inlays were not hard at all. I just clamped a straight edge to the body of the horse and used my router to cut the dadoes. I then cut the inlays slightly proud on the table saw and trimmed them with a sharp block plane until they fit nice and snug. Also, the inlays seem to be the feature that most impresses people when they see it, so I would definitely give it a shot on your next horse:)

Looking forward to next weeks blog!

Chuck:

Looks like we might share another common interest, that being camping. we used to tent camp for about fifteen years but have not done any for the last twenty. Now that I am retired, I have been trying to convince "The Boss", that we should purchase a travel trailer and see some country but so far to no avail. I think she remembers too many nights on the hard ground, wet tents, smokey campfires, and mosquitoes, etc.

I hope the repairs go well and you get to motor around a bit.

John