How Do You Build A Wooden Rocking Horse?
As a boy, English King Charles I rode on one of the first rocking horses in the 17th century, and they have remained popular children’s toys ever since. They were made at home until commercialized and produced in factories in the nineteenth century. While still popular in the modern day United States, traditional wooden rocking horses can be difficult to find. With some wood, tools and creativity, one can build an old-fashioned wooden rocking horse at home. Draw or print a rocking horse on paper as an example. A web search or a book is a great place to find ideas, which can be printed of scanned. Then, trace the head and various parts onto the plywood using the carpenter’s pencil. Cut out the pieces using the jigsaw and sand them until they are smooth. Cut three 2-by-1-inch strips from plywood with the jigsaw. These are for the braces and the seat from the 2-by-6 redwood. Make a backbone from a 4-by-4, ripping both sides with a table saw. Glue and nail the sides of the horse to the bac
