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