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