A Sled Maker's Journal

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...

I guess I should eat a little crow. Hydraulic log splitters have been around for years and years I was pretty negative on them. I...

Pat and I just got back from the cabin. With the early thaw we have going on this March I thought I should get my...

 It’s nice to get a break from the normal routine once in while…in any season. A few weeks back we made an escape to the woods...

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

  We recently ran across a wonderful short film on another sled maker out of North Carolina. Building our wooden toboggan and sleds we follow a...

We enjoy summers in Northern Minnesota. Walleyes, gardening, mushrooming, berry picking, grilling, and most importantly, family. Fall has been in the air a bit early, and the season of being in the woods and marsh is...

A few years back an older man who lives in the area stopped by the toboggan shop on his way to the boat landing to...