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