shaving horse

[Mike Bowler]

anyone made there own shaving horse,I have a 4' sycamore log cut down the middle ,What would you use for the legs ? shell I cut down the other half to make the legs.

 

[Kepis]

Hi Mike,

Long time no speak mate?.

I made my own horse mate, for the legs i just used Hazel rounds, works a treat and they were free, ive also got some made from Ash as well for a small bench i was going to make

 

[Bundleman]

Depends if you're gonna leave it outside, then I wouldn't use the sycamore.
There's a great description of how to build one in Roy Underhills Woodwrights books.
Have fun.

 

[Kepis]

Depends if you're gonna leave it outside, then I wouldn't use the sycamore.

yup, i should add, that i keep mine under cover

 

[Ian S]

http://www.bodgers.org.uk/bb/phpBB2/

Tools section has a 10 page thread on shavehorses (they take their shavehorses seriously on that forum!).

 

[Buckshot]

I made one from some fallen oak - yes it's heavy!
I made the legs from some spiny oak branches
I keep mine under cover but completely out of the weather (lean to) and I lift the legs off the ground by putting a small stone under them when not in use. It stops them sitting in water.

Mark

 

[Mike Bowler]

cheers guys

 

[Bundleman]

http://www.bodgers.org.uk/bb/phpBB2/

Tools section has a 10 page thread on shavehorses (they take their shavehorses seriously on that forum!).

The bodgers shave horses aren't as versatile as the dumb-head version.

 

[Silverhill]

There's a useful plan on this page;
http://www.greenwoodworking.com/ShavingHorsePlans

 

[milius2]

I've seen price Charles on a very neat shaving horse, if I find the article i'll scan it.

 

[Ian S]

The bodgers shave horses aren't as versatile as the dumb-head version.

Ooooooh, that's fighting talk, that is.

Actually the first post on that thread is a dumb-head shavehorse, and the thread is split about 50/50 between English (aka Bodger's) pattern and dumb-head pattern. There are even a couple of fore-and-aft holding styles for bowl and spoon carving.

Cheers

 

[greensurfingbear]

hee hee how you get the horse to stay still long enough hee hee

 

[Bundleman]

Lmao, no contest!

But i'll check the thread out.

 

[Mike Bowler]

Just made one Now