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