A Sled Maker's Journal

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 about the craft. However, as a science and ...

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 topic for discussion this time of year, is on display as nature...

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... no matter your gender. Here ...

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 dug into it more realize that our products have bee...

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 Toboggan enthusiasts reaching out as they begin to pla...

"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 is flying down Harren Mountain. Grandma is at the top, along with m...

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 me to build toboggans for the Cana...

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 get cut and bailed due to wet weather throughout the haying season, a...