Shave horse diy

If you love wood working then having a shaving horse bench like the one above is likely on your to do list / want list of items to get or build. It is basically a wooden vise used for carving things, often used in conjunction with a draw knife. The diagram is pretty self explanatory as to how to build a shaving horse. It is a relatively simple design, it is just a bit time consuming to make. There are even simpler designs than the one above - like the one below which costs less than $30 to…

Thirty-dollar English-style shaving horse from dimensioned lumber off the rack. Read more: www.newagrarian.com/2011/07/17/the-shaving-horse/

Since the first time I saw a “shaving horse” I have wanted one. Although it is somewhat specialized in its use, there is nothing bette...

A shave horse

While traditionally a shaving horse would be made from green wood gathered from a forest or wood somewhere, not all of us city dwellers have...

Since the first time I saw a “shaving horse” I have wanted one. Although it is somewhat specialized in its use, there is nothing better for the work that it allows you to do to wood. I could even see this device a very helpful tool if you are into macramé. You could use it to hold tight the woven area and allow you to work about 12 to 20 inches at a time before you shift and continue. Here is my finished horse. I have always called it a “draw horse” since the common tool is a “draw knife”…

Learn how to make a benchtop shaving horse and save room in your shop.

Few woodworking experiences are as sweet as working wood that’s just been split from a recently felled tree. Green wood is much easier to shape with hand tools than wood that’s been dried.

The first woodworking I ever did was on a shaving horse. I had just turned twenty and a twelve year old sat me down at a shaving horse and taught me how to make a spatula from a piece of red maple firewood with a drawknife. I was hooked. The simple elegance and intuitive feel of the shaving horse and drawknife completely drew me in. The shaving horse. I've had the good fortune since that day to spend many hours and days on an array of shaving horses and work with a few other shaving horse…

Jason Gallagher on Instagram: "Careful what ya Google…. I was surprised at some of the creative ways people shave their horses. Yes this is a thing and probably akin to making your poodle look like lion or a teddy bear. But for those of us in the woodworking world a shavehorse is something entirely different. It’s a fantastic means of holding your work and especially if you do any kind of pulling techniques; like with a drawknife or Spokeshave (I did a video on that yesterday…). The…