Make your very own Rocking Horse

Generating your own Rocking Horse

At The Rocking Horse Shop in Fangfoss, Yorkshire, England, we have made 17 different Rocking Horse Ideas for woodworkers of all talents. From the easy weekend task to the Huge Conventional Victorian Rocking Horse. There is a plan for absolutely everyone. We also provide books & DVD’s and run Carve a Rocking Horse Head course in our function constructed carving studio in Fangfoss. Check out out our plans at http://www.rockinghorse.co.uk

Our latest style , a fantastic Rocking Horse for youngsters three years and upwards.

NEW – This splendid Massive size rocking horse is a fascinating task & surprisingly simple to make.
The Prepare includes real Dimension patterns of all elements of the horse & scale plans of security stand, together with step by stage instructions & colour pictures – all the info you want to make this stunning & striking hunting rocking horse.

The horse is huge sufficient to accommodate riders aged 3 to grownup.

Approx. finished dimension:
60″ lengthy x 49″ substantial x twenty” broad
(1524 x 1245 x 508mm)

Program Is made up of…

Real dimension drawings (no scaling essential)

Stage by phase instructions

Cutting lists

Colour Photos

a Cost-free VOUCHER well worth £5.00
Might be employed towards any long term purchase for accessories really worth £50 or more

Make a genuine rocking horse of your own with instruction from Anthony Dew.

These courses are aimed at these wishing to make a standard carved Rocking Horse. Renowned expert Anthony Dew will demonstrate you the conventional method to Rocking Horse carving using hand tools. Preceding carving knowledge in not necessary – all skill ranges are accommodated, and each student will effectively complete the carving of a Rocking Horse’s head throughout the Course!

The program fee contains:-

3 days individual tuition with master carver Anthony Dew
Use of workshop products and all carving resources (but you are extremely welcome to deliver your very own)
Lunch, typically cold meats and salads, as properly as refreshments.
Head & Neck Timber for Medium Size Horse, ready prepared for you to commence carving. (Several ‘alternative’ medium size heads will be supplied. You might upgrade to Large at an extra cost of £10.)

Carve-a-Head courses run 10am till 4pm on the initial two days, 10am to 3pm on the final day (but we will begin earlier and run later if want be!), with a highest of six students on each program.

These Carve-a-Head program get place in our function created carving studio. We shall look at several elements of traditional Rocking Horse generating including carving methods, gouge grinding/sharpening, the use of hand carving equipment (incl. energy carvers) and various makers approaches etc.

Course Fee: three day Carve-a-Head Program – £260.00 per particular person
(Cost contains VAT- members or Friends of The Guild of Rocking Horse Makers obtain a 5% price reduction)

Accommodation is not included, but we can recommend several nearby B & B’s, pubs or hotels, and will send you a record on request. (Please note: The Program does not cover the laminated patterns .)

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
To cancel your spot please inform us at least 14 days in advance. A deposit charge of £45 will be made on all cancellations.

Testimonials

“The way you explained and demonstrated every area undoubtedly drew the very best out of all of us and the carving much better than anything I had imagined.”
Mr J Briggs, Crawley

“My skill is rather limited to say the least, but soon after your very capable and fascinating instruction my self confidence has enhanced significantly. Mr Little Rocking Horse is now not as challenging as I had previously believed and is coming on in leaps and bounds. The sooner I have completed the sooner I can begin on my newly bought Medium Rocker.”
Mr D Thompson, Aberdeen

“The course was really fascinating and informative. It was a good relaxed atmosphere, however remained serious.”
Mr p Foster, Barrow on Humber

“I totally loved it, excellent worth for cash.”
Mr N McCormick, Ripon

In this comprehensive and practical guide, Anthony Dew distills the information acquired throughout much more than 25 years as a rocking horse designer , maker and restorer.

The book describes each and every aspect of rocking horse creating and demonstrates you how you can make one particular of these excellent playthings. Tasks are incorporated to suit all amounts of capacity, from really simple hobby horses by way of to a carved carousel style horse, and includes designs for the archetypal Victorian style rocking horse in several sizes.

Anthony hopes this new book will introduce many much more men and women to a fascinating craft, which he believes is as related and valuable in the 21st century as it has been in the previous. Definitely there is a great sense of achievement and fulfillment in seeing your young children and grandchildren riding a rocking horse which you have manufactured.

“Anthony Dew has succeeded in distilling the expertise and expertise acquired in excess of the previous twenty five years as a single of the country’s foremost rocking horse makers into a wonderfully concise and simple-to-comply with guide that will assuredly provide all the data you will ever want to create your very very own rocking horse.”
Robert Nathan, Manager of The British Toymakers Guild.