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