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