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Post by imahic on Jun 18, 2010 10:12:21 GMT -6
Has anyone here ever built a shavehorse? I have been thinking about building one mainly to remove the bark from sticks that I make walking sticks out of. Any ideas on making one sort of "portable" would be nice as well. I have found a few plans online but thought some of you guys might have discovered " a better mousetrap" so to speak. ;D
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Post by deathwish on Jun 18, 2010 10:30:04 GMT -6
I was working with a guy over the weekend that had a 'portable' one. It was portable in the sense that the legs were removable, but it was still fairly bulky . . . as it needs to be. I didn't get a picture of it (I put my camera away, rain) but if he brings it to our next event, I'll certainly try to get a picture, as I'd like to build one like it!
The plans for those are like workbench plans . . . they will never be right for everyone due to both the types of tools you'd be using, and your size.
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Post by rblusthaus on Jun 21, 2010 11:24:27 GMT -6
I built a shaving horse a few weeks ago, coincidentally.
As far as portable goes, mine is not. I did not glue or screw the legs into the base mortises, but they have been wedged. I dont think I could take them out without drilling the end grain of the legs. The bridge and dumbhead assembly can come apart easily. In addition to it not being very portable, they take up an awful lot of floor space. So, my advice to you is, if you are not going to use it alot, or, if you don't have a lot of room to store it, think twice.
That said, I love using mine. I use mine to rough out long bows. I made mine from red oak and poplar, and in addition to being extremely useful for me, it is the number one conversation piece in my shop. Every visitor, it seems, wants to take a turn with the draw knife on a bow blank (I now keep one lying around just for this use).
I found plans online, and took a little from here and a little from there. However, it was based mostly on the "shaving mule" from Country Workshops. I remember when researching there was a plan on the net called "portable shaving horse" or something like that - made from construction timber, if I am not mistaken. If you go with something like this, I would beef it up - rigidity wise, as you generate a good amount of force with the draw knife when you get a catch, if ya follow me.
Russ
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