Drawknife work with a pile of finished components.
The finished shingle
Drawknife in use
A home made shave horse
A good use for old timber.
Primitive but effective construction
Making wooden masks
A workshop, bedroom and kitchen combined? And a happy wife too!!
A long shave horse
Drawknife work on the shavehorse
Taking a break
The foot pedal
Simple but sturdy construction
A slightly curved drawknife in use
Drawknife in use
Shingle making with a drawknife
Another simple construction.
Detail of a shavehorse
Drawknife in use
The shavehorse
Using a drawknife on a heavily built shave horse
An unusual foot pedal
Shaping a roof shingle
Shaping with a drawknife
A good sized shaving with the drawknife
A drawknife in use. Note the safety boots.
A use for an old boot sole.
Ready to saw on the shavehorse
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