A Sled Maker's Journal

Mesmerizing changes are taking place before our very eyes, that is, if we take the time to notice. The miracle of new life, always a...

We’re an equal opportunity family. We encourage equal opportunity experiences. Fishing is one of those experiences. Wearing a pink Barbie doll life jacket is another......

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...

Our Sled Maker is busy this time of year. Extra busy. With orders for our Traditional Toboggans from the Canadian North, Freight Sled and Hand...

"This is a drawing about Grandpa going down on his toboggan he just made. My cousins and I are throwing snowballs at him while he...

My introduction to handcrafted toboggans and sleds came in about 1985, when my uncle, Fr. Raymond DesChenes of the Oblate Fathers of Winnipeg, Manitoba encouraged...

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...