A Sled Maker's Journal

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...

Imagine: fresh powdery snow glistening in the moonlight. You can hear the lake booming and zinging, its echoes reverberating in the night air as the ice cracks and shifts. There you are at the top ...

Toboggans have been around for centuries supplying families with winter fun, thrills and adventure. The fun continues as modern families discover the fun to be had with the family toboggan. Here ar...

"Sled, komatik, toboggan—for the Harrens, these words mean one thing: a way for families to connect to the land. Whether you use your sled for hurtling down hills or for hauling supplies across t...

We're so excited to be featured in Minnesota Monthly's 2020 Gift Guide among so many brilliant local makers & artists, including: Loon Liquor Co., Cait Courneya, Faribault, Woolen Mill Co., Fr...

There are plenty of old toboggans languishing in garages, storage facilities and back yards. Some are mounted on the walls of cabins for display or put away in a closet forgotten. They may look l...