Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Refinishing Tricia's Rocking Horse, Part III

This weekend, I put two coats of polyurethane, giving the horse a bright, shiny exterior and a long lifetime of heavy use. Once the polyurethane dried, I added the new ears and screwed the base back onto the rocker.

A closeup of the horse's head with new ears.


The horse with reassembled with new ears.


While I was working on reassembling the horse, Tricia started trimming and arranging the new yarn for the mane.


Tricia arranging the yarn for the new mane.


Soon after I finished reassembling the horse, Tricia finished creating the mane. It was a challenge getting the mane to fit into the groove, it was a very tight fit. I ended up using a nail punch to cram the mane down into the groove.


The horse with it's new mane.



Tricia and Cameron with the horse.


Finally, just a bit later, the mane was ready to go. We used a coat hanger to pull it through a hole in the back of the horse and fastened in place with a dowel I nailed in.


The finished product.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Refinishing Tricia's Rocking Horse, Part II

After finishing up stripping and sanding Tricia's old rocking horse, I started staining it.  Tricia and I chose a dark cherry stain to complement the baby furniture we have picked out.


The top and rocker right after staining.


Closeup of the rocker body.


Closeup of the top of the rocking horse.