ANTHONY DEW BOOK ON MAKING ROCKING HORSES (#502)

MAKING ROCKING HORSES

BY

ANTHONY DEW

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YOU ARE VIEWING THIS EXCELLENT BOOK ON MAKING ROCKING HORSES. IT IS A HARDBACK BOOK, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO MARKS, TEARS OR LOOSE PAGES. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. A TOTAL OF 128 PAGES AND MANY ILLUSTRATIONS.

TO QUOTE FROM THE BOOK

"THIS PRACTICAL BOOK, COMPILED BY A FULL-TIME SKILLED ROCKING-HORSE CRAFTSMAN, WILL ENABLE THE WOODWORKER TO MAKE HIS OWN TRADITIONAL ROCKING HORSE. ALL LEVELS OF SKILL ARE CATERED FOR; THERE ARE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS, RANGING FROM A SIMPLE PLYWOOD HOBBY-HORSE TO THE FULLY CARVED ROCKING HORSE, MOUNTED ON BOW ROCKERS OF THE VARNISHED TIMBER SAFETY STANDS.

ALL THE TECHNIQUES, FOR EXAMPLE CUTTING, CARVING AND PAINTING, ARE CLARIFIED BY STEP-TO-STEP BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS, LINE DRAWINGS AND ACCURATE SCALE PLANS.

THERE IS INFORMATION ON THE NECESSARY TOOLS, AND WHERE CERTAIN MACHINERY CAN BE USED TO HELP; SUITABLE WOODS, AND HOW TO TREAT THEM; CUTTING OUT AND SHAPING; ASSEMBLY AND CARVING; PAINTING; APPLICATION OF EYES, MANES AND TAILS, AND HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

THE AUTHOR ALSO DESCRIBES THE TASKS INVOLVED IN RESTORING AN OLD ROCKING HORSE, SUCH AS MENDING BROKEN EARS, AND RESETTING LOOSE LEGS, AND HE GOES ON TO REVEAL THE BEST WAYS OF TREATING AND RESTORING ANTIQUE HORSES. USEFUL APPENDICES INCLUDE CUTTING LISTS, THE APPLICATION OF GESSO AND THE METHODS OF CURING HORSE HAIR FOR MANES AND TAILS.".

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