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