Jacob's Sled
The sled is made from a bunch of different woods that I had around. Mostly walnut and maple.
The skis are made from mahogany and pine on the inside and the out side is
re sawed on the band saw to about a 1/8” from a 4x4 post. I bent them over a hot pipe like
guitar builders do for guitar bodies. Than clamped every thing in a jig the shape of the skis. On
the bottom of the skis I put on a strip of polished aluminum. The seat is made from pine and
mahogany. The only part of the sled I used fiberglass is inside the seat for strength. The seat is
a howled shell basically. I glassed the inside so it would be hidden. The finish I used an epoxy
and varnish.
Making the skis. This is the only part of the build i was able to photograph because my camera got broken. o well!
