One wild shaving horse
Museum tour just for the inspiration…
This is part three of the shaving horse blog.
Today my daughter and I took a little tour to a town in Denmark called Roskilde.
In roskilde we have this beautiful church, where all our kings and queens are burried.
But also a wonderful little tool museum http://www.roskildemuseum.dk/Default.aspx?ID=113 .
The tools here are donated to the museeum by a private persons collection.
And it is from here I took the picture of the traditional Danish shaving horse.
This horse seems to be the same I see all over Europe and later in US, it is illustrated way back in time.
And as you see not far away from mine.
The barrelmaker had this kind of horse in Europe.
Here seen with a stave of a barrel.
Here a more simple and shorter version, perhaps for you Wayne.
The clog maker used one like this, notice how fast and easy it can change shoe size.
Beautiful seat yes?
This one is acually a sharpening station, just loved the horse design, and adjustable seat.
So time to change to a new museum, now at the Sagn landet – land of legends http://www.sagnlandet.dk/ .
Here you see how the Vikings prayes alter looked like.
And a shaving horse in the Viking camp.
This one with arms instead of single beam and head.
Closer.
Notice the wedge details, this made me laugh, difficult to invent what was invented.
Here a terible mobile photo of a long slim elegant horse from another wonderful Danish museum this one just outside Copenhagen (What do you say we meet there one day andy?).
Frilandsmuseet, lyngby: http://www.natmus.dk/sw4621.asp
Others:
Den gamle, Aarhus: http://www.dengamleby.dk
Den Fynske Landsby, Odense: http://museum.odense.dk/museer/den-fynske-landsby.aspx
This is the end of the shaving horse blog.
Hope this was inspiring to follow, and that it might lead others to build a shaving horse perhaps.
Best thoughts,
MaFe
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
14 comments so far
WayneC
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#1 posted 652 days ago
Great photos and story. Thanks for sharing.
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Dennisgrosen
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#2 posted 652 days ago
thank´s for the tour Mads :-)
take care
Dennis
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#3 posted 652 days ago
Thanks for sharing.
The sharpening station is something I have often thought about. Thanks for getting my gears moving again.
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#4 posted 652 days ago
Great photos, Mads. I’ll bet you were drooling to see all those nice old hand tools!!
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rance
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#5 posted 652 days ago
Interesting set of shaving horses. I notice in that first one, the traditional Danish shaving horse, you somehow got them to let you place one of your smoking pipes directly behind the horse. It makes that horse look kinda small in comparison. That’s a nice lookin church too.
I’m about to start a class on building a Boggs style shaving horse. This should give me some inspiration.
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lanwater
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#6 posted 652 days ago
Thanks Mafe.
your tour makes me want to visit!
Brit
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#7 posted 652 days ago
A trip to the museum sounds good to me Mads. We’ll have to work something out.
-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.
rdlaurance
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#8 posted 652 days ago
Great tour, Mads!
So there is something else to do in Roskilde beside hang for days at the Rock Festival. Keep meaning to get there one day to experience that one. At least now… I’m old enough to get in on the ‘Old Folks Free Day’... wasn’t planning on it being till I was THAT old! LOL
It’s great to see the other styles of horses as well… something to think about while building mine.
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Brit
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#9 posted 652 days ago
Hey Mads, that museum is in Aahus which is miles away from Copenhagen. Or am I reading their website incorrectly?
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mafe
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#10 posted 651 days ago
Yes Andy you read right, I just made a mistake and posted the wrong link… Sorry. lol.
The one is in Roskilde and the other in Lyngby.
But we have three of these ‘old city’ even in Odense also…
Rick, I never made Roskilde festival eighter, pehaps one day in a wheel chair…
Ian, just posted few more links.
Rance, that is cool a class on this, I’ll check out the type. I laughed big time about the pibe.
Autumn, so happy you joined me.
Jim, yes it was wonderful, I will post soon some pictures from the museeum.
RG, that sharpeningstation sure is cool.
Dennis, I have a box of tools for you here and more coming tomorow from France…
Wayne, glad to see you always.
Thank you for the sweet comments (and corrections),
Best thoughts,
Mads
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Kent Shepherd
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#11 posted 651 days ago
Loved the tour.
I wish I could see it in person
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#12 posted 651 days ago
Mads, thanks for the tour.
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Bertha
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#13 posted 651 days ago
Thanks Mads! These photos are so helpful for a bloke that plans to build a shave horse.
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#14 posted 651 days ago
Chrismas in August …. Juubiiiiii
thank´s Mads for the update :-)
Dennis
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