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