Dogsled

I was asked to make a small, working dogsled for a customer's livingroom. I haven't made one before, so I did a little research and found an image that an Alaskan fellow made. I'll make something similar.

He wants it made of birch and I think I will use rawhide for tying everything together.

OK found some good material an time to get things started... cut some birch 1x6 x 10' for the pieces. After making the cold laminated runners, and handle bow, I had some slip in the laminations and ended up with runners only 1 in wide after squaring. That turned out OK, since I ripped one of those and used the two sections for sides.


All the parts are cut and sanded, time for the rawhide...as soon as it arrives from Centralia Hide and Fur. They sell a wide range of products including rawhide lacing at a very reasonable price.
I gave the job of lacing the wet rawhide to my wife...she's the one with the leather experience.

This is looking like it will come out nice.















I have another couple of joints to wrap with rawhide, and the final varnish coat. Oherwise, ready to deliver.