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Crafting a Sled, Part 2

My daughter wants to take the Christmas Card Photo with the sled... this year ? So, Summercrafter meets sled.  Upon closer examination, apart from the broken board I thought I needed the plumber's strap for, all the nails in it are rusted. No problem, pull those suckers out and replace with shiny new nails; I've got some of those and I have my very own hammer! Uh, not so fast,  if I am going to do it right, I should take it apart to sand it properly and after a coat of primer get a nice solid coat of "red colonial" paint on it.  How do you remove rivets? Ok, call in the professionals. My husband, Handyman, Jack, of all trades.  I was so excited to do a craft with my husband --then I saw the look on his face.... Me: "Well, what do I have to do that depends, as little as possible, on you?" Handyman:  "Well first, blah blah blah blah blah, DRILL, blah blah BLAST, blah blah blah, JIGSAW, blah blah blah, RUST, blah blah blah,...