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