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