Shaving Horse

looks great although I have never tried one I would love to.sorry really I don’t have room for this type of thing in my shop.regards Alistair.

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Howdy Ron,

Nice shaving Horse. That ought to hold that sucker.

I cut all the walnut into bowl blanks and painted the ends. It’s almost drying too quickly now.

Thanks again, John

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Love it! Still waiting to get around to making one. Near the top of my list! Thanks for the view. Love your mallet too.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Hey Ron, we were there and talked about black oak. I was the one with the bunged up hand. Will be in touch for an order.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Back where I come from we call these “Snitzlebunks” they were used allot to make white oak baskets. I made one for my wife a number of years ago also of oak. We have moved over the years and sold it. She no longer makes the baskets.

-- Mike Lebo

Live oak and ash juniper are the predominant trees in my area of Texas. The ash juniper we call cedar, and is good for rustic furniture and fence posts, so I don’t fool with it. I’ve tried messing about with live oak, and the stuff I’ve had is as hard as a bullet. I’m glad you were able to make something useful from it!

Thanks for posting this!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

That is great looking shaving horse you made there. That is one project that has always been on my long list :) I like watching the WoodWright show on PBS. I thought it would be neat to have one set up at a show and make a chair or something while people watched. It seems people like to watch someone working on a project :) When I do make one I think I am going to incorporate “a Padded seat” :) hehe, be better on the bones…
Once again, great job….

Texasgaloot: Live oak and ash juniper, Pecan, Bois D’ Arc, Elm... I am pretty much limited to the same selection as you but have you tried native Texas Pecan? It mills well and makes for some nice projects and as a plus you can BBQ with the scraps :)

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

Fantastic Looking Job!

I really like the rustic wood construction!

Lew