A Sled Maker's Journal

We received an email the other day from one of our winter friends. They posed a question we often hear: “Now that spring is here, how do I properly store my handcrafted wooden toboggan until next w...

A wonderful note and picture from one of our customers this past season! I went snowshoeing this morning and thought you would enjoy seeing how lightly the Ojibwa shoes carry me across the snow. I ...

As we settle into the groove of a new year, we want to reflect on the special moments of 2021. While this past year wasn’t the complete reprieve from 2020 that we were anticipating, we hope you fou...

"Here is a photo of our grandson Jackson thoroughly enjoying your beautiful wooden sled. Thank you for a great “American Made “ product.We will hand it down from generation to generation."Artie and...

The toboggan – depending on where you grew up, you may know it as a hat or as a sled. The word toboggan is derived from the French tabaganne. The French word is thought to have derived from an Algo...

The very first people who thought about bending wood must have gotten the idea from watching trees sway in the wind. The process of bending wood by using steam was being used during the time of the...

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 ...

A History of Cargo Sleds - Pulling Your Own Weight and Other Objects Too! Cargo sleds have been around for an especially long time. In fact, archeologists discovered sleds in ancient Egypt. They we...

Finding fun, exciting winter activities for the whole family to enjoy can be hard enough on its own.  Throw a pandemic into the mix and your options become even more limited.  However, even in thes...