two wheel wood cart

[Woods Dweller]

This cart works great for hauling gear,wood,or the kids. :grin:

 

[Birdman]

way kool, looks like something Frier Tuck would have hauled his ale around in :thumbsup: LOL

 

[Woods Dweller]

A barrel of beer! Yea! That's a great idea... :thumbsup:

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I'd LOVE to take that to the Maryland Renaissance Fair next year with a couple of costumed mannequins inside, and walk around dragging it, and hitting a piece of metal with a wooden mallet shouting..

"BRING OUT YER DEAD" "BRING OUT YER DEAD"

LD

 

[BillinOregon]

Dave: MERCY SAKES MAN! You could also do that re-enacting the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia. Then you could have a guy following you dressed as Dr. Benjamin Rush shouting "Bleed and purge!"

:grin:

Woodsy: I've been tempted to make something like that. Did you do it freehand or did you use plans?

 

[Woods Dweller]

I did it free hand. I looked around to see what others did. Then did my owne thing.

 

[Woods Dweller]

I'd LOVE to take that to the Maryland Renaissance

Fair next year with a couple of costumed mannequins inside, and walk around dragging it, and hitting a piece of metal with a wooden mallet shouting..

"BRING OUT YER DEAD" "BRING OUT YER DEAD"

LD you have a lot of dead people laying around at the “ Maryland Renaissance Fair”? :blah: :wink: :grin:

 

[BillinOregon]

Woods: Can't quite tell-- is there a strip of steel on the wheel surface or has the wood simply taken on a rough gray color from contact with soil and rocks?

 

[Woods Dweller]

Woods: Can't quite tell-- is there a strip of steel on the wheel surface or has the wood simply taken on a rough gray color from contact with soil and rocks?

I painted Thomson water sealer all over the cart 4 times. Then I painted Many layers of a wood preserver on the edge of the wheels, there is no steel just the wood. I use it for everything at home. I like the old worn look it has.

 

[Woods Dweller]

I put the wheels dead center on the cart, this makes the cart roll very easy. But! If I put to much wight to the back it will tilt backwards. When the wight is centered it rolls very, very easy. If any one wants I can turn the cart over and take photos of the underside of the cart.

 

[BillinOregon]

Woods: I for one would love to see more views of your cart.

 

[Woods Dweller]

 

[BillinOregon]

Thanks Woods. Is that southern or loblolly pine you built out of? Almost looks like Oregon Douglas fir lumber.

 

[Woods Dweller]

southern pine! :thumbsup:

 

[Coots]

Have built one similar but with steel spokes and was wondering if it would be accepted at a pre 1840 Vous. I will be attending the Alafia River Renz, Jan 11--21 this year and would like to use this cart for water and fire wood. I am just concerned about it being PC and accepted.
BobS aka Ole Coots

 

[Birdman]

Bob the best bet is to contact the booshway n ask, describe it to him n let him decide, takeing an educated guess it will be ok but its always better to find out first.
YMHS Birdman

 

[Woods Dweller]

Have built one similar but with steel spokes and was wondering if it would be accepted at a pre 1840 Vous. I will be attending the Alafia River Renz, Jan 11--21 this year and would like to use this cart for water and fire wood. I am just concerned about it being PC and accepted.
BobS aka Ole Coots

Before I built my cart I did research on Carts from the 1700. Carts would have used Wood spokes with a steel rings wrapped around the wood wheel or solid wood wheel. As for being PC I don't remember seeing one with steel spokes. But this does not mean they did not have them pre 1840's, I just don't remember seeing one in my search.

I took my cart to Alafia River Rendezvous last year and that cart helped big-time with hauling water, firewood, garbage, and my Grandson used it hauling other peoples water, firewood, & garbage for a small fee. I'll be there again this year.

E-mail Susie Hull and ask her.
[email protected]
:hatsoff:

 

[Pigman]

I am looking at building a simila cart.

I have some wood spoked wheels with hard rubber on the edges.

I was wondering if there is any formula for figuring on how long the box shouls be in relation to the wheels?

Thanks,
Foster From Flint

 

[BillinOregon]

Foster: Here's just one of a number of YouTubes on the Red River carts of the Metis people. By the way, one site says the Metis used buffalo rawhide to bind the wheel as it shrank and hardened:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH5DaBEoTaM

 

[BillinOregon]

And here's an excellent study on the history and construction of the Red River cart, beginning with the prototype in 1801:

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/transactions/3/redrivercart.shtml