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.