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Out of the workshop dust comes

Giddyap
Rocking Horse

Clippity-clop, clippity-clop—that’s the sound our galloping horse makes

every time you set it a-rocking. Place the maned toy rocker on your child’s
dresser, or give it to a deserving friend. Either way, you’ll ride high in
the saddle with the joy you bring.
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materials list
Stick the two pieces together with
FINISHED SIZE
double-faced tape. Now, spray
Parts T W L Matl. Qty. adhesive to the back side of your
1/2" 31/4" 113/8" M 2 paper rocker pattern and adhere it
A* rockers to the top piece. With an awl,
B spacer 3/4" 11/16" 31/8" M 1 mark the centerpoints for the four
holes to be drilled.
C* body 3/4" 4" 75/8" M 1 3 Using a bandsaw, cut the rockers
to shape. (We cut just outside the
D* left front leg 3/8" 21/16" 4" M 1 line and sanded to the line.)
1 Remove the paper pattern and
E* right front leg 3/8" 15/16" 43/16" M
sand the bottom of the rockers on
F* back legs 3/8" 111/16" 41/4" M 2 a disc sander as shown in
Drawing 1. Sand carefully to
*Parts initially cut oversize. See the instructions. maintain a smooth arc on the
rockers. Mount a 1"-diameter drum
Material Key: M—maple sander on the drill press, and sand
along the top edges of the rockers.
Supplies: 7/32" toy axle pegs 3/4" long (4), 3/8" dowel, Hand-sand the sides and places a
3/4" wood macrame beads (2), wool yarn, paint or stain drum sander can’t reach.
and polyurethane. 4 Chuck a ›" bit in your drill press,
and drill the two end holes. Back
the bottom piece with scrap to
prevent chip-out. Separate the two
rockers and remove the tape.
1 SANDING THE ROCKERS Disc sander 5 To make the rocker spacer (B)
shown on Drawing 2, rip a ‡"-
thick piece of maple to 1„"
A wide; then, crosscut it to 3¤"
Rocker long. Draw diagonals across one
end, mark the centerpoint, and
drill a ›" hole ‡" deep.
6 From ›" dowel stock, cut four
1‡"-long pieces and set two aside
for use later. Lay one rocker on its
side, and apply glue to the inside
surface of the two holes. Apply
glue to one end of each dowel, and
insert them into the two holes, flush
with the back side. Place a ‡"
round wooden bead (the type used
for macramé and available at crafts
supply stores) over the dowels.
7 Apply glue to one face of the
spacer block (B) and position it on
the rocker where indicated by the
dashed line. Make certain the end
Note: This project requires ›"-, Make the rockers first with the hole is at the top of the
fi"-, and ‡"-thick stock. You can 1 Cut the full-size rocker pattern rocker. Now, apply glue to the
either resaw or plane thicker stock (A) shown on Drawing 5 on other face of the spacer block, the
to the correct thickness. page 7 to shape leaving about a fi" free ends of the dowels, and the
paper margin outside the line. inside surface of the two end
2 To form the rockers (A), rip and holes in the other rocker. Place the
crosscut two pieces of fi"-thick second rocker over the dowels,
wood to 4×12". (We used maple.) and press it down until it’s snug
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 Mane plug
5/16" holes
2 EXPLODED VIEW

E
9/32"
F
7/32" toy axle peg hole C
3/4" long

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7/32" hole F

3/8" dowel
33/8" long
3/8"
hole 3/4" deep
centered on part B

A
3/8" hole
B

3/8" hole
3/4"wood macrame bead
centered on dowel

3/8" 3/8" dowel 13/4" long

holes
3/8" dowel 13/4" long

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against the spacer block and prevent chip-out. Change bits insert the dowel. Apply glue to the
beads. Test the alignment by again, and drill the Ç" holes in the hole in the spacer block on the
rocking it a few times. Adjust and leg pieces, backing each piece. rocker, and insert the other end of
clamp the assembly. 5 Sand the body and leg parts the dowel in it.
8 Remove the clamps after the glue smooth. (We used a fi" drum 2 Finish-sand the horse and
dries. Then, drill the two previously sander on a drill press to sand the rockers. Apply the finish of your
marked ›" holes through the cut surfaces.) Then, sand a slight choice. (We applied a medium
rockers and spacer block. Slightly round-over on all sharp edges. brown stain to all parts except the
bevel one end of each of the two 6 To drill the holes for the mane, spacer beads—they were stained
remaining ›" dowels. Apply glue chuck a ˇ" bit in a drill press. with a dark walnut for contrast.
to the dowels and holes, and tap the Place the horse body in a Then we applied two coats of
dowels through the rockers and the handscrew clamp, as shown in polyurethane. The dowels and
spacer block. Now, sand all dowel Drawing 4, adjust the body to axle pegs appear darker in color
ends flush. align each hole with the drill bit, because of the end grain.)
and drill each ›" deep. 3 Cut the shafts of four ˛×1¤"
Let’s make the horse toy axle pegs (sometimes sold as
1 Using spray adhesive adhere Finishing the horse ¤" pegs) to ‡" long. Use them to
the full-size Body Pattern to a 1 Cut a ›" dowel 3›" long. mount the legs to the body after
‡×5×8" piece of maple. Mark the Apply glue to the hole in the you’ve finished it. Insert the axle
centerpoints for all drilling underside of the horse body and pegs through the leg holes, apply
locations. If you intend to finish
your horse with the yarn mane, 3 DRILLING THE HOLES
mark the location for those holes
at this time too.
Note: Eliminate the horse’s ears
if you intend to put a mane on it.
2 Using a bandsaw or scrollsaw,
cut the horse body (C) to shape. ›" bit
(Again, we cut just outside the
marked line, and later finish-
sanded to the line.) Handscrew clamp
3 Adhere the three full-size
patterns for the legs (D, E, and F)
to ›"-thick maple. You may have C
to sand or plane thicker stock to ‡"
this thickness. Now cut the legs to Horse body
shape. (To save time on the rear
legs, we stacked two pieces of
maple together using double-faced
tape, glued the pattern to the top,
and cut both out at the same time.)
4 Place the horse’s body in a
handscrew clamp as shown in
Drawing 3, and drill a ›" hole ‡"
deep in the underside for the
support dowel. (We first aligned
the center point of the hole with the
drill bit, tightened the clamp, and
clamped the entire setup to the drill
press table to keep it from moving.
We then bored the hole.) Remove
the body from the clamp, change
bits, and drill the two ˛" holes in
the body for the toy axle pegs,
backing the piece with scrap to
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 4 DRILLING THE MANE HOLES
ˇ" bit
C ›"
Horse body
glue to the ends of the pegs, and
insert the ends into the holes in the
horse’s body. Allow some play so
the legs swing easily.
4 To make the mane for the horse,
wrap wool yarn around a 3×5" card
12 times. Slide the yarn off the card
and tie it in a bundle near the
middle with a short piece of yarn.
Then, tie another short length of
yarn around the bundle about ‹"
away from the first tie. With
scissors, cut the yarn between the
two ties to make two plugs. (You’ll
need a plug for each hole.) Now,
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cut through the loops so you have
24 pieces of yarn tied on one end.
Apply a small amount of glue into
each ˇ" hole. Using a ‹" dowel,
push the knotted end of a yarn into
each hole. After the glue dries, clip
the mane to the desired shape.¿
The purchase of these plans does not transfer
Produced by Chuck Summers any copyright or other ownership interest in
Project Design: Greg Rounds the plans, the design, or the finished project to
the buyer. Buyer may neither reproduce the
Illustrations: Kim Downing, Roxanne LeMoine
Graphic Design: Adam Tow, Jamie Downing plans for sale nor offer for sale any copies of
Photograph: Bill Hopkins the finished project.
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 9/32" hole 9/32" hole

E
F
FRONT
RIGHT LEG REAR LEG
FULL-SIZE FULL-SIZE
PATTERN PATTERN
(2 needed)

5 PARTS VIEW 9/32" hole

D
FRONT
LEFT LEG
FULL-SIZE
PATTERN

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5/16"
holes 3/8" deep centered
and drilled next to each other
C in part C for mane
BODY
FULL-SIZE 7/32" hole
7/32"
PATTERN
hole

3/8" hole 3/4" deep

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