Homemade rocking horse – Part 1

When she was little, one of my sister used to play a lot with a wooden rocking horse that my father made for her. A few years ago, I promised her that I would make one for her when she will become a mother. That day has come and here is how I made it.

The rocking horse made by my father

My father sent me several images including this one above to help me. I started sketching some parts on Fusion 360 (a free CAD software for hobbyist like me).

Shape of the leg designed on Fusion 360 copied on the wood

The idea was not to design the whole horse but rather to sketch the general shape of the most complex parts to decide of the exact proportions I wanted.

Shape of the head before being cut

I then cut every pieces using a jigsaw.

First pre-assembly of the horse

I was then able to assemble everything together to see what I looks like.