Crafted from top-grade straight grain hickory, these shafts offer unparalleled durability and reliability, ensuring years of smooth and dependable operation.
Versatile Options:
Choose from Horse or Draft shaft sizes to perfectly suit your specific carriage needs. Our shafts are available as complete kits or wood only, providing you with the flexibility to customize your order according to your preferences.
Opt for our complete buggy shaft kits, which come with all the wood components and hardware necessary for assembly. You can even select between steel or brass tips (extra cost), allowing you to add a personalized touch to your carriage.
Designed for use on surreys and spring wagons, our double bend shafts feature coupler eyes approximately 42”-43” wide when assembled. Each shaft comes with hold back loops, while the Singletree and Hold Back Straps are available separately to complete your setup.
You can view our shaft assembly instructions to get a better idea on assembly process.
For those seeking additional guidance, the book Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction Vol II offers invaluable insights with two dedicated chapters on building poles and shafts, as well as comprehensive assembly instructions.
Specifications
- Length from Cross Member to Shaft Tips:
- Horse: 76 inches
- Draft: 88 inches
- Width at Shaft Tips: 26 inches
- Width at Eyes: 43 inches
- Coupler Eye Width: 1 inch (fits our 1 1/8" opening shaft couplers)
Q&A
Question: How do I know if drop-heel or double-bend shafts are correct for my vehicle?
Answer: It’s a general rule of thumb that if the body of the carriage protrudes in front of the front cross spring, the double bend shafts would be required to give the necessary clearance to the cross bar when turning. A doctor’s buggy which has the body behind the spring could use the drop-heel shafts.
Question: How do I attach these to my buggy or carriage?
Answer: The hardware on the shafts includes a coupler eye. This fits in to our shaft couplers and can be secured in place with our shaft quick pins.
Question: What comes with the components set?
Answer: The components set would include all that you need to build a set of shafts yourself (wood shafts, cross bar, hardware, fasteners, and assembly instructions.) The Singletree and the Hold Back Straps are sold separately, if needed.
Question: What level of skill is required if I purchase the components set and complete assembly myself?
Answer: The assembly of the shaft component set requires a mid- to high-level of skill. None of the components have been preassembled and fitted. It comes with the steambent wood components, bent iron components (holes are pre-drilled in hardware with the exception of the singletree yoke and shaft wear plate), hardware and fasteners and you will be required to do the actual build assembly process.
Required work to be completed: Fitting and sizing of the mortise-tennon joint. Aligning and fitting the irons to the steam-bent wood. Drilling the bolt holes in the wood and completing the assembly with the fasteners and hardware provided. Trimming the shaft tail length to match the provided irons and profiling the wood as necessary. Assembly instructions are provided as a guide, however the complexity of the assembly is high and previous woodworking experience will be extremely useful.
