that will go into Ed's wood working shop, once he sets it up!!! Is this a sweet little sleigh or what.. I think it would look pretty grand behind a big black horse!!!We actually have "owned" it for sometime now, it's been tucked away in the back shed at our "old" house, and Ed dug it out this weekend and brought it "home". This little sleigh belonged to his grandparents (they lived in Canada) and his Mom could remember hitching their horse and going to town in this little sleigh.
It's in pretty rough shape right now but it's a diamond in the rough. All the "bones" of it are good, and I think it will be a great restoration project. It's all "there".. including a holder for the whip, and some of the original pin stripping can still be seen!!! It has the original set of shafts, which will probably not be safe to use, but they are there...
And the runner's look decent
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. So maybe some winter day, we will pull it out and take it for a spin....definitely something to look forward to....
Our next "treasure" will be used much sooner. As you know, the design of the garage is to look like a barn attached to the house. So, we made the "false" front door and have been looking around for hinges that would go on the doors, appearing to make them look like they could open.
Our next "treasure" will be used much sooner. As you know, the design of the garage is to look like a barn attached to the house. So, we made the "false" front door and have been looking around for hinges that would go on the doors, appearing to make them look like they could open.
A friend of Ed's, Al, is quite the blacksmith, and we ran into him not too long ago and asked him if he might be able to forge us a set of hinges.
But, he had "one better" than that! He had a complete set of hinges that had come off an old barn. He thinks they were forged in the late 1700's and they were just sitting around his shop. He GAVE them to us to use on our "barn" door.
Ed cleaned them up and we'll put a coat of black paint on them to keep them protected, and then, they'll go into place. That might happen over the next couple of days, so stay tuned for an update!!!
big doings on the farm
4 comments:
How marvelous about the old sleigh! Make sure to document the restoration, etc. and include the provenance of it for future generations. That kind of thing makes antiquers drool. Will be waiting( a couple of years!) for the finished product hitched behind one of those huge rear-ends. The only part I did not like about driving the big boys was not being to see over them. Learned a whole new way of doing things from pony to HUGE!
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Awesome sleigh!! Can't wait to see picture when it is fully restored & has a big black horse attached to it! Hubs & I have always wanted to go on a sleigh ride, but we don't get much snow here.
I think the old door hinges was very generous of you black smith friend to GIVE yoU!!! That's awesome too! Please take lots of pictures of the final touches. :o)
Both prodjects look great to me... cant wait to see that sleigh making tracks in the snow!
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