THE HEAD OF THE HORSE
THE STICK HORSE COMPLETE
Fig. 101. ride a stick horse to banbury cross
Make an axle of a stick 1 inch square and 4 inches long; whittle the ends down until they are ¹⁄₂ an inch in diameter and nail the axle to the free end of the long stick. Saw out a pair of wheels of ³⁄₄ inch thick stuff, 4 inches in diameter and bore a ¹⁄₂ inch hole through their centers.
Slip a wheel over each end of the axle and drive a thin nail through each end to prevent the wheels from coming off, and it will be fit and ready to ride as shown at [B].
How to Make a Pony and Cart.
—If this little pony and cart are to be played with in the house you can make it the size marked in [Fig. 102] but if it is to be used out-of-doors then you should make it twice the size.
Get a nice smooth board ¹⁄₂ an inch thick, draw on it a horse, at least as good as the one shown in the picture, and then saw it out. Paint it any color but red or green, for ponies, even in little picture books, are never of these colors.
Make a frame 1⁵⁄₈ inches wide and 4 inches long by nailing two strips of wood ¹⁄₂ an inch square with a block of wood ¹⁄₂ an inch square and 1 inch long between them. This leaves an opening ¹⁄₂ an inch wide and 1³⁄₄ inches long as shown at [A]. Saw out of a piece of ³⁄₈ inch thick wood a wheel 1 inch in diameter and drill a ¹⁄₁₆ inch hole through its center. Set the wheel in the opening and drive a wire nail through the frame and the center of the wheel for it to run on. This done nail, glue or screw the horse to it as shown at [B].