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- November 9, 2009 at 10:23 pm #41039
Jim Garvin
ParticipantOkay, so I go to bring my sleigh nearer the barn to get ready for the winter, and the right front runner is rotted and broken at the first bunk. “Highway” and I tore it apart this evening and now are in search of a piece of oak in order to make a new one. I’m looking for a piece measuring 5 feet long, 15 inches wide and 2 inches thick. Anyone know where I might be able to locate a piece like that (NH or VT)? Thanks!!
November 9, 2009 at 10:27 pm #55032john plowden
ParticipantAre you willing to travel to Stow ,Maine?
I could saw something out for you –
Send me a Private email –
JohnNovember 9, 2009 at 10:59 pm #55036ParticipantE-mail on the way….thanks!!!
November 10, 2009 at 12:28 am #55028Carl Russell
ModeratorLes Barden in Farmington NH 6033320082
November 10, 2009 at 10:28 pm #55031goodcompanion
ParticipantI think you must be talking about the curved runner. That must be steam bent from a straight piece or it will have no strength to it. You will probably need to find a boat or chairmaker to make this for you if you aren’t equipped to make sharp steam bends from such thick stock. Sorry for the bad news.
The only way I know of making this kind of piece in an everyday shop is by making your own laminate with weather-resistant glue like titebond 2. You just need a lot of veneer (preferably hardwood) and a lot of glue and a ton of clamps. You could use the iron of the runner as the guide. I can’t say the result would be stronger than a steam-bent piece but it would be about as strong if executed right.
November 10, 2009 at 11:16 pm #55029ModeratorYou may also be able to cut it from a log with a crook in it, which is where we usually get our sled runners.
Carl
November 11, 2009 at 3:27 am #55033Joshua Kingsley
ParticipantI’m cutting a bunch of oak trees down for firewood and could scare up a few suitable bent pieces if it would help. I don’t have a mill but do have one of those Alaskan chain saw attachments.
JoshuaNovember 11, 2009 at 5:38 pm #55034Ed Thayer
Participant@goodcompanion 12584 wrote:
I think you must be talking about the curved runner. That must be steam bent from a straight piece or it will have no strength to it. You will probably need to find a boat or chairmaker to make this for you if you aren’t equipped to make sharp steam bends from such thick stock. Sorry for the bad news.
The only way I know of making this kind of piece in an everyday shop is by making your own laminate with weather-resistant glue like titebond 2. You just need a lot of veneer (preferably hardwood) and a lot of glue and a ton of clamps. You could use the iron of the runner as the guide. I can’t say the result would be stronger than a steam-bent piece but it would be about as strong if executed right.
Now I’m confused?
The runners on my sled appear to be original and after inspecting the way the grain runs on them, it appears to be from a piece of oak that was not steam bent but cut from a straight piece of wood. No crook to the grain.
My question, was steam bending or crooked wood the only way these were cut?
Ed
November 11, 2009 at 5:57 pm #55030ModeratorNo, because your sled is probably “boxed” in steel and held together by the frame on top where the bunk is. You should not have a problem if you just rebuild it the way it comes apart.
CarlNovember 11, 2009 at 6:40 pm #55035ParticipantThanks Carl,
That explains all the forged steel reinforcement on the bobs.
Ed
November 11, 2009 at 9:59 pm #55037ParticipantLes Barden has come to the rescue….he has just what I’m looking for. Thanks for all the replies!!
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