Sneak Peak .... and an irritating blunder

[RangerJay]

Behind schedule on this project to be sure - but getting into the home stretch .....

 

..... at least that is what I thought.

 

Needed to figure out how long the tongue should be to include the horses into this plan .....

 

.... so thought  I would take the opportunity to do a bit of a dry fit ....

 

..... and gotta admit that we both got pretty excited about what the finished product is gonna look like.

 

The blunder??? ......

 

.... well ....

 

...... the first pieces I made were the wheels .....

 

..... and that was months ago .....

 

..... when humidity was a lot higher in the Shed than it is today .....

 

..... meaning ..... 

 

..... of course .....

 

..... they have warped .....

 

..... obviously warped .....

 

.... not a particularly exciting find.

 

Am facing the distinct probability of having to remake them.

 

But I've got a little bit of time. 

 

Remaining on the project are a few steps which will take several days (for me).  So I am planning on re-introducing a bit of humidity - with clamping - in the hopes they will straighten out.  If not .... well .... that is life ....

 

..... if I have to redo them am thinking of Oak instead of Walnut (the undercarriage is Oak) ....

 

.... so ....

 

.... you may see the finished product ......

 

.... sooner .....

 

..... or maybe later .....

 

.... I'm kinda thinking later.

 

 

 

Jay

Edited December 29, 2016 by RangerJay

[Scrolling Steve]

That is some very intricate cutting going on there !    ....Wow !

[LarryEA]

An amazing piece!

[MTCowpoke22]

Looks great. Wonderful job!!! Can't tell from the picture that the wheels are warped. Where did you get the horses and harness?

 

Oh, and your tongue looks like the perfect length. If you need a future reference, a tongue for a set of big drafts such as Clydesdales, Belgians, or Percherons is between 113" and 119" from the double tree pin to where the neck yoke ring is.

[amazingkevin]

Behind schedule on this project to be sure - but getting into the home stretch .....

 

..... at least that is what I thought.

 

Needed to figure out how long the tongue should be to include the horses into this plan .....

 

.... so thought  I would take the opportunity to do a bit of a dry fit ....

 

..... and gotta admit that we both got pretty excited about what the finished product is gonna look like.

 

The blunder??? ......

 

.... well ....

 

...... the first pieces I made were the wheels .....

 

..... and that was months ago .....

 

..... when humidity was a lot higher in the Shed than it is today .....

 

..... meaning ..... 

 

..... of course .....

 

..... they have warped .....

 

..... obviously warped .....

 

.... not a particularly exciting find.

 

Am facing the distinct probability of having to remake them.

 

But I've got a little bit of time. 

 

Remaining on the project are a few steps which will take several days (for me).  So I am planning on re-introducing a bit of humidity - with clamping - in the hopes they will straighten out.  If not .... well .... that is life ....

 

..... if I have to redo them am thinking of Oak instead of Walnut (the undercarriage is Oak) ....

 

.... so ....

 

.... you may see the finished product ......

 

.... sooner .....

 

..... or maybe later .....

 

.... I'm kinda thinking later.

 

 

 

Jay

outstanding show piece,Soooooooooooooo nice to see!

[RangerJay]

Looks great. Wonderful job!!! Can't tell from the picture that the wheels are warped. Where did you get the horses and harness?

 

Oh, and your tongue looks like the perfect length. If you need a future reference, a tongue for a set of big drafts such as Clydesdales, Belgians, or Percherons is between 113" and 119" from the double tree pin to where the neck yoke ring is.

 

The horses and harness were purchased from Kulp Model Horse Store ( http://kulpmodelhorsestore.com/) - the harnesses are hand made by themselves and I can vouch for how great they were to work with.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Jay

[GPscroller]

WOW!!!  That is coming along beautifully.  Thanks for the pic.

 

Jeff