A Sled Maker's Journal

Like any trade, our woodshop has received many requests and product suggestions over the years. From time to time we test some prototypes and play...

The Year-Round Joyride: Essential Tips for Caring for Your Wooden Toboggan   As summer shines upon us, it's easy to get caught up in the...

When training an apprentice it is not only fun to watch their skill and confidence grow over time, but the learning becomes reciprocal.

Over years of assisting my father in ripping, cutting, planing, tapering, and finally…bending hardwood, it's safe to say that I've picked up a few things...

Perhaps you have heard of the Maker Movement. Briefly, it’s the term given to those who are making tech-related items from leftover, used, repurposed, and...

Even though tobogganing is a winter sport here in the North, the creation of these beautiful sleds is an ongoing, year-round enterprise. My family watched Dad work...

(John Harren in his shop at Northern Toboggan & Sled // Photo by Tim Bjerk, edited by Aaron Davidson) Thank you Kim Hruba! How appropriate...

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

If there is one thing I’ve found out over the years its getting good product shots of the toboggans and sleds is not as easy as...