Toboggan Building 101

Thing One's friend T and his dad, with some help from their neighbor, have been building a sled for this year's Toboggan Nationals.

Previously, the boys have raced on one of the Snow Bowl's well-used (and exceedingly slow) loaners.

This year, they will race on a superbly crafted, highly engineered work of art.

Here's the finished sled, waiting to be waxed.

And here's a closeup of the turquoise inlay. 

That's right, I said turquoise inlay.

Next weekend, the race...