Shave Horses

[paleotool]

A few horses I've made over the years. I can't find any photos of the oldest one. It was very small to fit in a vehicle but I liked it a lot.

Sold a few years ago to a fellow bowyer.

Made for a woodworker. It lives near Portland, Oregon now.

Made from a storm downed tree.

My current work station.

Every one gets a little more "perfect" for what I need.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Lovely, thanks for posting the pics.

 

[Dreadhead]

nice i really like those

 

[daveO]

This thread title is very misleading. In a good way...

 

[paleotool]

Not as weirdly kinky as is sounds, eh?

 

[Hibrion]

Very tidy work there. Had a little look at your site, some nice work on there.

 

[dwardo]

Stunning work there. I really need to make one of these so i can make shavings in the sun rather than my shop.
Soon as I come across suitable timber..

 

[ozzy1977]

Nice work, wish I had pics of the horses I have made in the past

 

[tommy the cat]

Inspirational... gonna have a go myself but think it may be a mixture of pallet wood and hazel... cause that's all I got!!

 

[Skaukraft]

Nice "skrapegamp"!
Very inspirational.

 

[British Red]

Gorgeous work - I so need one myself but I'll be ashamed now!

 

[Gary Elson]

Just had some extended leave so have had time to make a shave horse
Along with the tools I've inherited off my dad draw knives and the like
I have started making a few kitchen utensils and am loving it
Thanks for the photos

 

[Bob]

Hi all

If you go onto Mike Abbott's 'Living Wood' website you can download a plan for a very simple shave horse made out of bought timber. I needed one last minute for an unexpected visit by a school and I literally put it together in a day - and I'm no carpenter! It isn't as rustic as a traditional one but it does the job and it will also take down into 3 easily-moved / transported / stored pieces.

Cheers

Bob

 

[Dave]

They look great.

 

[HHazeldean]

They are all really very nice. Particularly like the one third up from the bottom. It's making me very tempted to give making one a go as they look like the kind of thing that'd come in very handy! Thanks for sharing

 

[grey-array]

Those shaving horses look absolutely gorgeous and practical every single one of them.
Amazing work there Paleo
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[paleotool]

Thanks all. I get so lost in the really "primitive" stuff that I forget the tools are at least as interesting as the products they produce.

 

[palmnut]

If you go onto Mike Abbott's 'Living Wood' website you can download a plan for a very simple shave horse made out of bought timber. I needed one last minute for an unexpected visit by a school and I literally put it together in a day - and I'm no carpenter! It isn't as rustic as a traditional one but it does the job and it will also take down into 3 easily-moved / transported / stored pieces.

I went looking for this, but couldn't see it on his site. Can you give me a clue where I should be clicking?

Peter

 

[sandbender]

Those look great, I particularly like the one from the 'storm downed tree'.

Thanks for posting.

 

[chas brookes]

Hi

link below to Mike Abbots Horse

http://www.living-wood.co.uk/lumber_horse.html

also a link to lots of other examples

https://www.bodgers.org.uk/bb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=813