Homemade Toy Horses And Wagons
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I enjoyed putting together these toy horses and wagons. I purchased the horses and their drivers and then made the wagons and harnesses myself. The horses are 6 in. tall and the wagons 12 to 14 in. long. I use poplar wood to make the wagon boxes. A strip of refrigerator shelving on top of the sides serves as a rail. I used 4-in. dia. PVC pipe to make the rear wheels and 3-in. dia. PVC pipe for the front wheels. I cut the pipes into 3/8-in. wide sections. Then I made up a jig and used the face of a clock to get the correct spacings for the wheel spokes. Each wheel has 12 spokes. The axles are made from 5/16-in. dia. metal rods. To make the harnesses, I bought leather strips and used an awl to mount brass spots on them. I gave a set of horses and wagons to each of my six kids and also made some for my seven sisters and brothers, as well as for friends and neighbors. (Henry Walsh, RR 3, Souris, P.E.I., Canada C0A 2B0 ph 902 687-2480)
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Homemade Toy Horses And Wagons FARM HOME Miscellaneous 25-2-35 I enjoyed putting together these toy horses and wagons. I purchased the horses and their drivers and then made the wagons and harnesses myself. The horses are 6 in. tall and the wagons 12 to 14 in. long. I use poplar wood to make the wagon boxes. A strip of refrigerator shelving on top of the sides serves as a rail. I used 4-in. dia. PVC pipe to make the rear wheels and 3-in. dia. PVC pipe for the front wheels. I cut the pipes into 3/8-in. wide sections. Then I made up a jig and used the face of a clock to get the correct spacings for the wheel spokes. Each wheel has 12 spokes. The axles are made from 5/16-in. dia. metal rods. To make the harnesses, I bought leather strips and used an awl to mount brass spots on them. I gave a set of horses and wagons to each of my six kids and also made some for my seven sisters and brothers, as well as for friends and neighbors. (Henry Walsh, RR 3, Souris, P.E.I., Canada C0A 2B0 ph 902 687-2480)
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