Horse Jumps

I made a set of jumps (with poles) for Victoria, who just bought her own barn in the South Shore of Montréal.  Congratulations!

Some material, all pressure-treated lumber

Cleaning up the posts

Posts for Standards and Oxer

Bases for Standards, each 14" long

Oxer taking shape

8' poles

Very Sturdy!

Fence Replacement

I replaced approximately 40 feet of our fence.  I cut all the boards to match the existing fence boards.  Our neighbour agreed to raise the height of the fence to 7'.

X-Country Horse Jumps

I built cross-country jumps for Riverview Stables, an equestrian barn located in Cumberland ON, east of Ottawa.  This jump is 18" wide by 18" high by 10' long.  I used 1" x 4" and 1" x 3" spruce and pine  boards.  The sides are 3/4" spruce and the 2 x 4 pressure treated bottoms holds everything together. All boards are stapled and screwed.  I put a pair of handles on either side for convenience.

 

18" x 18" x 10' jump

This is a bigger jump, where the dimensions are 36" high by 36" wide by 10' long.  It is extremely solid.

Another one gone!

Simple Bird Feeder for the Backyard

I found this bird feeder plan on the Kreg Tools website, and thought it would be nice in our backyard.  It was very simple and inexpensive to make.  All I needed was a 1" x 6" x 8' cedar fence board. I must say - the birds, squirrels and chipmunks really love this thing!

Handy Bench Hooks

For some tasks at the workbench, securing a workpiece with clamps or vises just doesn't work. This simple jig keeps workpieces in place and lets you re-position material easily.  Using two or more of these allows me to use my jigsaw or circular saw right on the workbench.  Made from scrap 2x4s.  They're so handy, I put screw eyes on each jig and hooked them right to my workbench.