Shave Horse Design

You can print out a full scale diagram that makes cutting out the pieces for the ratcheting head very simple which is the most complicated part in in this overall simple process.

Shave horse design. The design of this shaving horse is rather unusual mixing traditional elements and modern engineering. Its easy to make a shavehorse and with these dimensions. Brian boggs first shaving horse was not so precise. Its primarily used to work green wood with a drawknife which cuts on the pull stroke or a spokeshave which you can push or pull.

Conversely it is easy to break the horse down. Lastly shave the top of the post to match the mortise. I think you can order plans for it but from what work i have seen you do you could just look at it and build it with no problem i am sure. Right now about 6 inches is the max on that due to the width of the top clamp 4 58.

It is very different while bening the same. Hi i seen a shave horse by brian boggs hes a chair maker in berea ky. Mike abbott describes how to make a modern shave horse from recycled wood. A shaving horse is a workbench vise and chair all rolled into one.

It may look simple but a well built shaving horse is a precise piece of equipment customized for individual use. The shave horse is essentially a powerful foot operated vice and you can see me using one in a number of other videos on this channel. My horse looks similar to a traditional dumbhead style shaving horse but the design offers increased holding power and better ergonomics than many of the other horses that i have used. After thirty years or more of using shaving horses the occasion arose to have a total rethink of their design.

Hello fellow woodworkers ive been getting some requests to show my shaving horse so here it is. Its a tool used in combination most commonly with draw knives and spoke shaves its basically a. I am on the lookout for some longer half inch carriage bolts i figure if i can find a 12 bolt i will have to make a second lower jaw and wider top clamp with spacers for the pivot block. Check out his horse.

For the uninitiated a shaving horse is a blend of work bench and vice that gives you the control and leverage needed to smooth pieces of wood with ease and consistency. When shaving a post first make a 2 x 2 x 22 square stick. If you have ever had the wind knocked out of you by a piece of wood slipping from the jaws and slamming into your stomach read on. I had always based my shaving horses on a 12 metre 4ft length of log about 30cm 1ft in diameter but i was aware this is not the sort of thing that most people have lying around the workshop.

He was on the woodwright shop showing his shave horse. The harder you sit the tighter the fit.