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