jyreene
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Okay so a few have helped out on this thread:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49280
So I have some pretty good ideas. Now I have a question regarding the handholds and footholds. The plans show that the hand hold is supposed to be one solid piece (1 handhold = 8" of 7/8" dowel) and the footrest is also one solid piece (1 footrest = 9" of 7/8" dowel ). I wanted my family to help a little with this since this is the first grandchild (and I'm the youngest!). My dad is a turned and was jazzed at the idea of helping and my wife (marinewife on here) will be 'knitting' the main and tail for it.
The problem is that I don't want the footrest, or the handhold that I turn, to just be a straight 7/8" piece of wood. I want my dad to be able to add a little of his own touch to it, as I want to for mine.
Basically I think if the "dowel" is cut in half and drilled down the center, as long as the drill hole is fairly deep, I should be able to re-enforce it with a metal or wood rod so that it is stable and sturdy and just glue it all together and assemble it to make it a "one" piece construction on the rocking horse. Plus any recomendations on wood type? I am going to ask my dad to choose something native to a place we lived as a family or his birth place so that would be either Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, or Kansas.
Let me know what you think and if that you think that would prove stable enough. I've attached a dazzling paintshop rendition of what I plan on doing.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49280
So I have some pretty good ideas. Now I have a question regarding the handholds and footholds. The plans show that the hand hold is supposed to be one solid piece (1 handhold = 8" of 7/8" dowel) and the footrest is also one solid piece (1 footrest = 9" of 7/8" dowel ). I wanted my family to help a little with this since this is the first grandchild (and I'm the youngest!). My dad is a turned and was jazzed at the idea of helping and my wife (marinewife on here) will be 'knitting' the main and tail for it.
The problem is that I don't want the footrest, or the handhold that I turn, to just be a straight 7/8" piece of wood. I want my dad to be able to add a little of his own touch to it, as I want to for mine.
Basically I think if the "dowel" is cut in half and drilled down the center, as long as the drill hole is fairly deep, I should be able to re-enforce it with a metal or wood rod so that it is stable and sturdy and just glue it all together and assemble it to make it a "one" piece construction on the rocking horse. Plus any recomendations on wood type? I am going to ask my dad to choose something native to a place we lived as a family or his birth place so that would be either Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, or Kansas.
Let me know what you think and if that you think that would prove stable enough. I've attached a dazzling paintshop rendition of what I plan on doing.
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