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