A Sled Maker's Journal

Folks who’ve been to the Northern Toboggan Co. website are aware of our primary product line of wooden toboggans and wooden sleds. Those who have...

The fire a few weeks back was primarily to clear the hay meadow of the dead grass left from the year before. That meadow didn’t...

In the springtime and early summer there isn’t much going on around the shop as far as building wooden toboggans and freight sleds. It is...

Building wooden toboggans requires a suite of tools. Some powered, and some very basic. Last post I discussed the latest “powered” addition to my spring project...

My introduction to toboggan making and the Traditional Toboggans and Sleds of Northern Canada began nearly two years before I met Milton Chaboyer of Thompson,...

Before the Europeans came to Northern Canada, living on the land was difficult or at least more difficult than today. Many of the people where...

It’s been suggested that we have some sort of “buyers guide” on our website. Often folks who may not be familiar with the different toboggan...

A brief look at the final touch to steam bending the perfect wooden toboggan curl. www.ntsled.com  

  I’ve just given one of my personal toboggans a quick touch up coat of linseed oil for the coming season. In the archives of...