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