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well like my father before me I figured it was time to make a shave horse, if you are not familiar with what a shave horse is:
A shaving horse (shave horse, or shaving bench) is a combination of vice and workbench, used for green woodworking. A foot-actuated clamp holds the work piece securely against pulling forces, especially as when shaped with a drawknife or spokeshave.
here is what one looks like, mine will be a little different………now there are hundreds of variations sizes and types but they all generally do the same thing…..
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I coped the legs for added strength….
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here is what I have so far, I added a padded seat as well once paint is dry I will be adding cheese block and vise along with foot bar……
That’s cool I like that you padded the seat
Very cool, I been wanting to build one for some time now, especially that I been getting into carving lately.
Man that looks good comp! Saw a guy using one of those at a pioneer village. He was making some really good stuff. Not comp good but ok.
What did you make the seat out of? What was the padding made of? Nice job.
thanks guys,
@RCWARD I just covered a piece of 1/2″ pine with 1-1/2″ high density foam with some left over white leather I had…….
here is the shave horse ready for action, the magic is all in what they call the cheese block, this tapered block can be adjusted just by moving it forward or back for different heights…..I put a piece in it just to try and it works great, nice that the vise is controlled by your feet…
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This is very cool comp! Man Thanks for sharing all your cool projects with us.