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