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