Woodlore customer and Camp Craft course attendee Andy Vaughan kindly sent us the following article:
Andy and Susan's shave horse (click for full size)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1298" align="aligncenter" width="420"]Hi Woodloreans,
Just thought I would send you a campcrafty picture - it's been a rather long time in the making, but I finally finished my shave horse. It seems like forever since I did the Campcraft course back in April!
Andy and Susan's shave horse (click for full size)[/caption]
Fellow campcrafter Susan generously provided most of the wood, and we worked together on cleaving the log and flattening the faces. Having flatted the log with the Small Forest Axe... I really appreciate how much benefit there would have been with the lapping axe! It's going on my Christmas wish-list. I am already thinking about 'shavehorse mark 2', a bit longer and with some adjustable features to handle bigger and smaller components. Having a shavehorse will be useful for making another one! Regards, Andy Vaughan
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Nice work!
We had a little spare time on our woodcraft course a year or so ago and ended up building two of these. It was bloody hard work, but a real achievement seeing it all the way through, from living tree to final project. And pretty much all the work was only done with our axes.
Andy, an excellent shot , i have been trying to make one for ages and now i can refrence this so i know what i’m doing wrong,
thanks for sharing your photo. Alastair Arbuckle.Its OK, I have researched about shave horses and now understand what theyre used for. Maybe you can shape next one to ad a seat on one end, making it more comfortable for prolonged use.
Wow!! Well done, definitely something to aspire to.
Dear Andy,
What is a shave horse and what is it used for?
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