A Sled Maker's Journal

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...

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 a nice break and time for outdoor projects. Like burning of...

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 of stocking wood for next winter’s h...

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 thought the expense of purchasing one was a waste of money. Just an...

This year a friend of Northern Toboggan & Sled purchased a downhill toboggan and donated it to The Sanneh Foundation's annual gala. The proceeds from the silent auction raised over $450,000 for...

My son Gabriel has been hauling his toboggan around Minnapolis/St. Paul. We have been pleased that it rides so nicely on the freeway with just two bungee cords!

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 wood cut for next winter's heating season. At my age I like to cut the 2 ½ cords of...

 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 and got the stoves going in the cabins at the family hunting camp. My...

My introduction to toboggan making and the Traditional Toboggans and Sleds of Northern Canada began nearly two years before I met Milton Chaboyer of Thompson, MB. At that time I was quite fascinat...