After almost two years of designing, building and testing…
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After almost two years of designing, building and testing, I finally finished my life-size mechanical riding horse
This has been the most challenging woodworking project I’ve ever taken on.
My 9-year-old daughter loves horses, so I wanted to build something she had never seen before—not a traditional rocking horse, but a life-size mechanical riding horse that actually moves with a smooth, realistic riding motion.
Every part of the horse and its mechanism was designed from scratch and built in my own workshop using wood, steel shafts, bearings, a worm gearbox and a standard electric drill. The biggest challenge wasn’t building it—it was making the movement feel natural. That took countless adjustments, prototypes and refinements before I was finally happy with the result.
Seeing it work exactly as I had imagined after almost two years of work was one of the most rewarding moments I’ve ever had in my workshop.
I’d genuinely love to hear what fellow woodworkers think about the project and the mechanism.
#diy
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This has been the most challenging woodworking project I’ve ever taken on.
My 9-year-old daughter loves horses, so I wanted to build something she had never seen before—not a traditional rocking horse, but a life-size mechanical riding horse that actually moves with a smooth, realistic riding motion.
Every part of the horse and its mechanism was designed from scratch and built in my own workshop using wood, steel shafts, bearings, a worm gearbox and a standard electric drill. The biggest challenge wasn’t building it—it was making the movement feel natural. That took countless adjustments, prototypes and refinements before I was finally happy with the result.
Seeing it work exactly as I had imagined after almost two years of work was one of the most rewarding moments I’ve ever had in my workshop.
I’d genuinely love to hear what fellow woodworkers think about the project and the mechanism.
#diy
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