Rocking Horses - Pic Heavy

[Daniel Thornhill]

I built these rocking horses for my sons. They were built out of some Cherry and Poplar I had lying around. The Poplar was dyed with Transfast Brown Mahagony. I applied on coat of a 1:2 mixtures of BLO/MS and finished with 4 coats of Waterlox.

I gave them to the boys this morning. I loaded some pics of the unfiished, finished, and proud owners taking their first ride.

[Gary Breckenridge]

Great wood project and execution. I do think you need to get somebody with some paint skills to paint happy faces on those horses.

[Dewey Torres]

Gitty-up! Looks like the owners like them too!

[Ted Shrader]

Daniel -

The boys are loving those horses! You did a nice job. I see that the saddles are on in the second (finished) picture. Any fights yet over which horse belongs to which boy?

Well done!
Ted

[Daniel Thornhill]

No fights that I know of yet. I will know when I get home. I did tell the wife the other day I should have done an inlay of both boys first initial on the back leg of the horse to look like it was branded. That way they would know which horse was theirs.

I let them choose the horses this morning. I had them layed out by the fireplace and which ever one got on the horse first then it was theirs. We will see how that goes.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice work Daniel! The boys look happy - can't ask for anything more than that!

[John Thompson]

Great Daniel.. and I agree with Gary about getting the face paint or doing some faces with a scroll-saw if ya have one.

Sarge..

[Jim Dunn]

Nice work Daniel!!

A thought, you might want to put some rubber strips on the bottom of the rockers to keep the horsey's in place. I can see fireplace destruction in the not to distant future. Hopefully not.

[Jim Becker]

Looks like you have very satisfied customers, Daniel!! Nice job!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Sweet! I'm glad you had enough lumber laying around for two because it looks like they both really enjoy them. Nice job all the way around.