A Sled Maker's Journal

I often think about the name we coined for our Downhill Toboggan… The toboggans we had been building prior were called Dog Toboggans or 3-Board Dog Toboggans (Traditional Canadian Toboggans) when ...

It was in 1995 when Northern Toboggan & Sled was born through the guidance of my mentor Milton Chaboyer. It was he who taught me the techniques and craft of traditional toboggan and sled maki...

  Here is a pictorial testimonial from a happy customer who hauls around their family and a  8' downhill toboggan in a Toyota Prius! 

Hi John, Thought you might like a few photos of your sled in action. My two grandchildren aged 1.5 and 3.5 years get a kick out of the toboggan run which I had a friend create with his snow machine...

An interested winter camper asked if we could connect him with an existing customer about a hand toboggan that was purchased and has been used for over 10 years:) Thank you for sharing your story...

Hello John, As promised are a couple of photos of our cabin. I should say our daughter's cabin as approx 15 yrs ago she was a counselor at a church camp and at end of summer she heard that the cab...

As I have mentioned before, the original toboggans of the North used babiche for fastening the crosspieces. Babiche is a cord or lace made by cutting long circular cuts in an animal hide. These da...

With the rising cost of propane and electricity we have been thinking about adding a gas heating stove to our living room hearth. The kind of gas stove that looks like a wood stove and you can see...

Hi John, Just picked up today. The toboggan is just as we expected, perfectly crafted and top quality materials. Should we expect wood shrinking or grooves getting larger overtime between the plank...