Rockin horse

[darrenjttu]

I am making a rocking horse for my son and need some help. I am thinking about making it out of oak but I know its not the easiest to work with. Anyways what is a good wood to use and what is a good price. I need about 10bf of 1 x 12 and 10bf of 2 x 12.

 

[fiferb]

The first one I made was out of yellow pine from the lumber store. A lot less expensive for the first one. Looked pretty good in my opinion. Here's a picture of one in pine and one in walnut. My next one is going to be oak.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

We don't have access to fancy woods here, so I used pine and stained it.

 

[darrenjttu]

Both look really good. I hope mine turn out that well. I was thinking about using cherry. Is that too soft of a wood? Any thoughts?

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Well, I used pine which is about as soft as you can get - cherry's probably fine!

 

[woodman928]

The first one I made was out of yellow pine from the lumber store. A lot less expensive for the first one. Looked pretty good in my opinion. Here's a picture of one in pine and one in walnut. My next one is going to be oak.

Hey Bruce where did you get your plans
Jay

 

[fiferb]

http://plansnow.com/rockhors.html

I recommend springing for the plans with the hardware. The leather pieces are very durable and are precut to size.

 

[TomW]

As you can see from my horses, you can significantly varry the look based on wood choice and finisih. I'd suggest Red Oak for cost/availability and results.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45643
Tom

 

[RichB]

I made mine from construction lumber . I picked out pieces with least amount of knots and were straight then I painted it. Mine is the same stile as Maxwell Smart007