Making a wooden sled with your own hands. Work skids

Natalia Yakovleva

Every New Year We are all waiting for the obligatory gifts from Santa Claus. Have you ever prepared something as a gift for this traditional winter guest? Most likely, only long letters with an endless list of wishes? And this year we decided to give him a gift first. And not just anything. but the real ones SLED!

These sled will serve us in the future not only as a gift, but also as matinee decoration, as well as decorating the area adjacent to the garden!

And so, let's get to work!

First, let's come up with a sled configuration. Let's make a pattern.

Don't forget that sled in addition to two barrel sides, they have a back and a front part.

After that, take a jigsaw and cut out the blanks.

While we're at it, we might as well add some deer and trees!

When all the parts are cut out, let's start painting!

To sled stood out against the background of snow - take a stencil and decorate them with patterns! Can be painted sled using your imagination!

After painting - we assemble sled like a designer!

That's all! Our sled capable of supporting a couple of well-fed pupils!

Good luck to you! And tell Santa Claus that we told you how to do it make him a gift!

How great it is to ride on a clear frosty day with ice slide or on a flat snowy surface with a breeze! For this wonderful winter entertainment you need a reliable and functional sled. It happens that among the huge store selection of sleds you can’t decide and find suitable model. Either the quality is not satisfactory, the size is inappropriate, or the safety leaves much to be desired. These nuances can be solved at once by making a sled with your own hands. So, having free time, correct and understandable diagrams, patience and desires will help you make a unique and practical thing for winter fun.

There are many options for making winter sleds with your own hands: they make wooden sleds, plastic, metal, inflatable ones. As far as imagination and abilities are enough.

Homemade wooden sled

Wooden sleds are common homemade model, they are less traumatic than their metal counterparts. However, to make them you need to take quality material so that the sled does not swell from moisture. The most suitable are considered coniferous trees, the main thing is that there is a high resin content, whole boards must be taken. They are fastened with waterproof glue, and aluminum strips are suitable as runners (for better gliding). When designing wooden sled A small woodworking machine will come in handy; a carpentry shop can replace it. When the boards have “turned” into spare parts for the sled, you can start working on your own.

Sequence of actions when constructing a sled:

There are certain nuances when designing a sled:

• If you are making an elongated sled model, it is better to use boards 5-6 cm wide in front and behind instead of round cross sticks. And for a more comfortable position of the legs, it is advisable to install the bars at an angle of 15 degrees;
• For seating in longer sleds, it is better to use 4 boards rather than 3;
• The longer the sled, the longer the strips of aluminum that serve as runners are needed.

After the wonderful sled is made, you can tie a rope to the front cross pole, as in all sleds, or even better, make a hole and thread the rope through it, so it will not roll down to one side.

How to make your own sled-scooter

What kind of sleds have people come up with! From primitive two-lane sleds to the latest snow scooters. But sled-scooters are rare. And the model is interesting and it’s doubly nice that you can design such a sled yourself; it is suitable for both a child from 6-7 years old and an adult.

The uniqueness of the sled is that you can ride on it without anyone's help; they glide with the help of human effort. The propulsion mechanism consists of a pair of bars, the bottom of which is attached to the nose of the runners. The upper section of the bars is connected by a transverse stick, which also serves as a frame, which the rider tilts either towards himself or away from himself, which leads to the sliding process. This design requires ordinary material: plywood, wood and a couple of metal rods.

The sled manufacturing technology is as follows:

Seat includes:

1. base with two sidewalls, the front corners of which are inclined;
2. 2 plywood blocks 75 cm long;
3. rectangular backrest, 30 cm long and 18 cm wide;
4. the back with the bars are fastened with small nails.

• The size of the sled seat is 26x33 cm. Before starting construction, you need to place a rectangular transverse board measuring 35x5 cm on the side parts, and then connect the seat to the base. And the crossbar will provide the seat with the necessary tilt.
• On rear area For the supporting board, you need to make a contour of holes for the base of the sled seat. Using manual cutting tool a pair of elongated grooves are made into which the base of the chair is inserted; before doing this, be sure to coat the side boards with special glue. After the glue has dried, you can proceed to the rear frame located below.
• The diagram shows that the trailing section of the sled's rear frame directly touches the snow or ice when sliding. This is reminiscent of a rollerboard, where the rollers are replaced with washers. The corner sections of the frame at the bottom are tightened with M10 bolts.
• In order to push off and slide on snow or ice without much effort, large screws are screwed into the corner parts of the frame.
• The entire product is secured using M6, M10 bolts, wood glue and nails.

After all the steps done, you can start appearance sledge. Thoroughly sand and polish the parts; furniture varnish is also useful; it can be used to cover parts of the sled that are not in contact with the snow. The master of this design decides which external design to choose.

So, having learned a couple of options by self-production sled, you can be sure that if you wish and use the right approach, making a sled that suits all the parameters is not so difficult. But the resulting result will allow you to please your children and spend the winter time together in a fun and interesting way.

Winter always comes unexpectedly, even if you are really looking forward to it: one morning, waking up and looking out the window, we will see the long-awaited snow, which so attracts the kids to frolic! And adults are usually not averse to cheerfully throwing a couple of snowballs, enjoying the clean frosty air and squinting at the sparkling white, still untouched snow cover.

It would not be a mistake to say that the main attribute of winter games for children (and often adults) is sledding.

Parents who have to take their children to... kindergarten; An important help in the household is a sleigh, adapted solutions for various tasks. As a rule, any sled can be bought in a retail or online store: the choice of models is huge, the price range is very wide, the range of materials used and colors is also, as they say, for every taste. But what if you are a creative person, and your skilled hands miss the tools? Of course, get down to business! And the money saved, the feeling of satisfaction with the result and the child’s pride in his father, who “can do anything!” will be a well-deserved reward.

So, before you get down to business, you should choose the type of sled, think about its design and structure, and also decide on the materials. Let's be honest, you can assemble a classic-type sled on your own (“on your knees”)
or Finnish sleigh, which are distinguished by the presence in the front of a seat with a backrest and elongated runners with small anti-slip platforms for the feet.

As an option, you can consider a snow scooter with a front turning ski and steering wheel, but this is somewhat beyond the scope of this article and, in the strict sense, is not a sled.

The design and construction of children's sleds can be very diverse - from simple ones, aimed at solving strictly utilitarian problems, to carved ones, using openwork elements and parts made of bent wood, usually in a pseudo-traditional style. It will not be a secret that everyone House master chooses a design based on his capabilities and technical skills, often based on available materials.

DIY Finnish sleigh, folding design, made of aluminum pipes, which can be easily and quickly disassembled or assembled.

On the sled in question, it is easy to move on ice or compacted snow.

The presented design consists of three individual parts(nodes):

1. Skids.
2. High chair.
3. Back (handle).

SKIDS

Material used:

round aluminum pipe without heat treatment 30x4
aluminum sheet metal 4 (mm) thick
porous ribbed rubber

To make parts from pipes, we will also need argon arc welding.

Additionally, you can watch a video on how to properly cook aluminum:

Assembly order of the unit:

1. From a pipe measuring 30x4 (mm) we will bend runners - the basis of the Finnish sled.
2. As shown in the drawing, we will drill holes with a diameter of 22 (mm).
3. IN drilled holes insert the guide tubes all the way (from below, the guide tube is cut to a radius of 11 (mm), which corresponds to the internal radius of the pipe 30x4 (mm)) and secure them with argon arc welding.
4. We will insert the footrests into the drilled holes and secure them with argon arc welding (we will glue porous ribbed rubber on top of the footrests).
5. From above onto the guide tubes, through through holes, insert the frame and secure it with argon arc welding (the frame will add rigidity to the structure).

CHAIR

Material used:

round aluminum pipe without heat treatment 22x3.5 GOST 18482-79
planed wooden board 25x45x450 (mm)

Assembly order of the unit:

1. We bend the legs from a pipe measuring 22x3.5 (mm).
2. On straight sections of the pipe, using , we secure wooden planks 25x50x450 (mm).
3. On the curved sections of the pipe, using rivets, we fix wooden planks 25x45x450 (mm), with inside planks, first select grooves of the appropriate radius.
4. We drill through holes with a diameter of 8 (mm) from the bottom of the legs.

BACK

Material used:

round aluminum pipe without heat treatment 22x3.5 GOST 18482-79
planed wooden board 25x50x450 (mm)
rubber or wooden handles

Assembly order of the unit:

1. We bend two handles from a pipe measuring 22x3.5 (mm).
2. Using rivets, we secure wooden planks 25x50x450 (mm) on top of the pipes.
3. Place rubber or wooden handles on glue.
4. From the bottom of the backrest posts, drill through holes with a diameter of 8 (mm).

Finnish sleigh made by hand,

The trend this winter is a return to basics. Therefore, Progorodsamara suggests forgetting about laziness and Chinese plastic and getting down to business. Making carved wooden sleds!

In childhood, that same childhood, when there were no fashionable gadgets and smartphones, young people rode in courtyards and parks with snow slide. To do this, they used any available means - ice cubes, pieces of cardboard, or even a torn bag.

This is an activity for Russians people is a traditional winter entertainment. What could be more fun than getting on a sled with the whole group and, clinging to each other, rushing down the slope. We decided to go back to basics and make our own sled for winter fun together with carpenter Sergei Pimakhin.

In order to make a sled, we will need several steps and a lot of patience, as well as templates, pine blocks, boards, glue, Euro screws, a drill and a jigsaw. All this can be bought in the store.

The first step is to make a template and trace the outlines on the wood with a pencil

The template is the shape of the future sled with all the curls and holes. Once we have redrawn the template onto the wood, we can begin creating the slotted elements. Drilling machine within the boundaries of future voids between the curls we drill round holes. A Forstner drill is used for this. Those who don’t have a machine can do this with a drill.

Second step - cut out the outlines

Then you will need a jigsaw with a T244D file. The file is designed specifically for curved surfaces. A contour marked with a pencil is cut through it. In order to saw off without chipping, you need to cut along the fibers from both ends to meet. This way, the wood fibers will not tear up.

The third step is gluing the parts

For ease of use of the sled, you need a special wooden pad. It is glued to the two sides of the sled at the top. You need to use D3 waterproof glue. The glued parts are connected with clamps and dry in this form for 15-20 minutes.

The fourth step - runners to make the sled glide

The runners are cut from two long bars and are also glued to the base of the future sled. They can then be sanded to give a smoother shape.

Fifth step - making a jumper for stability

Our sled will have two wooden crosspieces with curves. We draw their outline with a pencil and cut it out.

They will need to be secured with Euroscrews. To do this, we mark points for future holes so that the euroscrew passes through the wood and hits the jumper. In total we make 8 holes, 4 on each side.

Drilling deep holes, into which we screw euroscrews

Step six - attach the seat

We decided that for this we could use a board that would not cover the entire surface of the sled, so that it would be comfortable to hold on to. The board can be mounted with glue, but it is better with self-tapping screws so that it is more resistant to falls and impacts.

Now our carved sleigh is ready! You can safely take them and go for a ride. We thank Sergei Pimakhin for the master class. You can evaluate his work on the website www.reznoy-platband.rf.

By the way, not long ago we talked with Sergei Pimakhin about carving on wooden houses in old Samara. Fascinating