Building a sledge

When it snows it's time for sledges swissinfo.ch

Ash wood of all kinds is stacked up in the workshop swissinfo.ch

Every single piece goes through Jo Lindauer's hands swissinfo.ch

A hand drill is just one of the main tools needed to make a sledge swissinfo.ch

Lindauer is pleased this piece of wood is so flexible swissinfo.ch

Runners of all kinds and colours swissinfo.ch

Daughter Viola, already an expert, has a good look swissinfo.ch

Will this luge run as well with its plastic runners? swissinfo.ch

These high-tech sledges are ready to run swissinfo.ch

A classic wooden sledge gets the finishing touches swissinfo.ch

The Lindauers are well prepared swissinfo.ch

Jo Lindauer in his workshop, in which both his father and grandfather have worked swissinfo.ch

From wood to the finished product - a look at the Lindauer sledge makers.

This content was published on January 10, 2011 - 15:28

Gaby Ochsenbein worked at Swiss Radio International and later at SWI swissinfo.ch from 1986 to 2018. She lives in Bern.

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Sebastian Stange, Schwyz, swissinfo.ch

Winter is a busy time for the Lindauer family firm based in Schywz in central Switzerland, which makes traditional and more high-tech sledges. Sledging is undergoing a boom and people want good quality. (Pictures: Sebastian Stange, text: Gaby Ochsenbein)

Text: Gaby Ochsenbein

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