Wood DIY

[Woodworks]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Id love to build a Rocking Horse. Would not know where to start. 

Take large lump of wood and remove everything that does not look like a horse. Sand and finish 

[trigger_andy]

4 hours ago, Woodworks said:

Take large lump of wood and remove everything that does not look like a horse. Sand and finish 

Right, cheers.  400 grit to start? 

[topchippyles]

7 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Id love to build a Rocking Horse. Would not know where to start. 

You could do one andy no problem. Just get a nice piece of wood mark out the horsey and away you go ??

Edited January 2, 2020 by topchippyles

[Woodworks]

2 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Right, cheers.  400 grit to start? 

Na 80 grit ?

 

I did make one many moons ago but cheated by buying a wooden blank from some maker in Cornwall. He was selling a large mahogany blank all made up for little more than the cost of the wood! I had never carved before but something so big was quite a good way to learn. There is so much excess wood to remove you get the feel for it before you get to the critical bits. Next door kept ponies and I would pop over and study them then then come back and cut more bits off. 

[trigger_andy]

37 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

Na 80 grit ?

 

I did make one many moons ago but cheated by buying a wooden blank from some maker in Cornwall. He was selling a large mahogany blank all made up for little more than the cost of the wood! I had never carved before but something so big was quite a good way to learn. There is so much excess wood to remove you get the feel for it before you get to the critical bits. Next door kept ponies and I would pop over and study them then then come back and cut more bits off. 

I see there is kits on-line but they are little more than knock together kits and that would feel like cheating.  I need to build a Coffee Table now anyway, so a Rocking Horse will be on the back burner. 

 

I'll be able to put the Router Sled @Johnson made for me to good use.  

[topchippyles]

46 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

Na 80 grit ?

 

I did make one many moons ago but cheated by buying a wooden blank from some maker in Cornwall. He was selling a large mahogany blank all made up for little more than the cost of the wood! I had never carved before but something so big was quite a good way to learn. There is so much excess wood to remove you get the feel for it before you get to the critical bits. Next door kept ponies and I would pop over and study them then then come back and cut more bits off. 

Care to elaborate (Cut bits off) male or female horsey we talking here ?

[Woodworks]

2 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Care to elaborate (Cut bits off) male or female horsey we talking here ?

It was PC pony with no genitalia ?

 

Things I did notice was the blank just left the legs and hooves in profile but 2D not 3D I added some extra fill out the knees and a full hoof with a frog carved into the bottom

[topchippyles]

Definition of Cock-Horse - Nursery Rhymes For Babies

[trigger_andy]

On 02/01/2020 at 19:54, topchippyles said:

Definition of Cock-Horse - Nursery Rhymes For Babies

I read that three times and Im still non the wiser why Rocking Horses are called Cock-Horses.  

[silky fox]

Same here