shave horse

[woodspirits]

been meaning to make one of these for a while now, had a big piece of timber i salvaged out of a barn before it went on the bonfire. originally it was about 18" across x 2" thick, the bits i trimmed off the sides, i used for the paddles. i had the components at the last North Wood meet and meant to assemble it there but it was a little damp .
i'm looking forward to making some stick furniture now

 

[ateallthepies]

Love the look of that horse, nice and rustic just my thing My only concern is the dowel for the feet looks a bit thin and I would be afraid of pushing too hard and snapping them?

Steve.

 

[woodspirits]

yes my thoughts too, its a bit of dried hawthorn trimmed and pushed through, i think i'll trim them back to keep the stability, and put some much bigger foot pegs further down.

 

[Silverhill]

That's a beaut' mate. If Carlsberg did shave horses.......

 

[Retired Member southey]

Fantastic woodspirits! Need to pull my finger out and make the one in the log in the shed now.

 

[woodspirits]

cheers fellas, just hope i dont end up on my arris first time i use it!

 

[Harvestman]

That's it, I'm making one of those. Inspiring work.

 

[bikebum1975]

Nice job there got one on my to do list to

 

[woodpoet]

must have a go at making one. yours is an insiration. I might pinch your design if that's ok.

 

[woodspirits]

must have a go at making one. yours is an insiration. I might pinch your design if that's ok.

by all means go ahead! mine is a mix of a few i saw at the elvaston show last summer

 

[kodiakjoe]

nice rustic looking 'oss there Woodspirit, loads of character They really are a brilliant addition to your woodworking kit

 

[shaggystu]

nice work there steve, i must get round to making one of these at some point, they make all sorts of tasks so much easier

 

[woodspirits]

nice rustic looking 'oss there Woodspirit, loads of character They really are a brilliant addition to your woodworking kit

nice work there steve, i must get round to making one of these at some point, they make all sorts of tasks so much easier

your right! sometimes i could do with a third hand

 

[sandbender]

That looks great! I have always fancied making one, lets see some pics of it in use next.

 

[MartinK9]

Nice one Steve, makes a difference seeing it put together at last.

 

[woodspirits]

Nice one Steve, makes a difference seeing it put together at last.

nice of you to keep it dry under your tarp oh and in case you missed it, happy birthday mate!

 

[MartinK9]

nice of you to keep it dry under your tarp oh and in case you missed it, happy birthday mate!

No problems.

Cheers.

 

[woodspirits]

That looks great! I have always fancied making one, lets see some pics of it in use next.

will do, i just need a victim to try out my first rickety chair

 

[Biker]

Pix saved for future construction. Nice one mate, that really looks the biz. Been meaning to make one of those like forEVER, seem to make do with my big engineering vice when i need to use my drawknife, but that's bolted to my workbench and when the sun shining it would be nice to catch some rays out there and whittle.

Well done again. Like that a lot.

 

[woodspirits]

thanks Aaron, i tried to shy away from the threaded bar route, i like the rustic look too. amazing back in the day the old boys would knock these up from scratch in the woods to be used there.