Well, this is my first post. I'm attempting to refurbish my grandfather's wagon that my oldest cousin now has. I have one as well, and in the future, I'll post pics of the sleigh and of the house (replica) he also built. For now, I'm posting pics of my progress on refurbishing the wagon. I am using both my cousin's and my wagons as a means to figure out how Grandpa made them. The wheel's on my cousin's wagon have come apart due to age. This will be the first and hardest thing to repair. I will also need to make a new bottom for the wagon, fix or make a new harness for the horse, and fashion a new retaining pin from aluminum for one of the wheels. After that is complete, I will repaint the wheels and trim as well as put a coat of lacquer on the bare wood. For now, I'll show some side-by-side pics of both wagons.
Both are made of white oak. Mine originally had been lacquered by our grandfather and the wood was left a natural tone. When I refinished my wagon, the color did not change and this is how it always looked when I was growing up. My cousin's appears to be stained a walnut tone, but it was not ever lacquered. Both have the red and yellow trim that were a signature of my grandfather's work. I believe my cousin's wagon is the first one built. The wheels on it are slightly larger than on mine, an the backboard is more ornate than mine. There are slight variations between the two if you look closely. These were definitely hand-made.
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