Making a Simple Shaving Ladder (Paring Ladder) in the Woods
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Needing a way to hold a stick securely while working the stock with a draw knife, I made a shaving ladder as an alternative to my shop shaving horse.
Credit goes to Peter Follansbee for his research on 17th century woodworking (joiner) tools for the idea behind this simple machine: pfollansbee.wordpress.com/201...
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Nice work, I will have to try this
The best outdoor I’ve seen
Useful, thank you.
Excellent tip. In the distant past, men would set up in the woods where a particular wood was available for the purpose of producing stock for other craftsmen. The bulk weight would not need to be carried from the woods. Only that which was useful and could be traded. Sort of a supplier system. This tool would be easy to carry from camp to camp. Especially as a makeshift travois. A seat could be made from a short piece lashed to a notch. Of course, a small post driven in the ground nearby to set a beer would be nice. (LOL) A shaving horse would not be so easy to disassemble and transport.
I did indeed subscribe. I look forward to more tips. I appreciate you taking the time to share this.
+RadicatTat Good point on the travois and beer holder :-) Thanks for watching and following along on the journey!
Great old tech. Very usefull. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Very cool man! I cant recall seeing a notch on the underside of most paring ladders. I like that. Congrats on 1,000 brother!
+Reallybigmonkey1 Appreciate it, bud! Yeah, that notch makes the whole process easy. Gotta get a viewer appreciation giveaway together.
Very cool! I am going to make this!
I know this video is a couple years old now, but I just found it. This is great! I didn't know there was such a thing, but it gave me an idea. This same thing could probably be laid out closer to horizontal so that instead of using your leg to hold your work piece in place, you could just sit on it, letting your body weight keep it in place.
Thanks, Craig! That might work. Never thought to try it horizontal.
I dig it. Good job! Definitely something to keep in mind next time I set up camp!
+Josh Moore It's such a simple build and has many other uses beside shaving sticks. Thanks for watching. Let me know how yours turns out.
Your Videos are A great Help.Now I want to Split A Limb,and make saw horses.I love the way you use Wedges to Clamp.
Many thanks for the feedback, Dan! Glad to hear you found some value in our stuff.
Great tutorial and demo Todd. I can see where this would be highly beneficial at base camp. A smaller version for skinning small game is one I could really use. Congrats on 1k, well deserved. Atb, Jason.
+Parker Ridge (Jason) This thing has all kinds of applications around camp. I'm lagging behind on doing a GAW vid. Gotta get in gear soon. Thank you for watching and the comments, Jason!
hi Todd, yes I am talking about your belt rig, looks like you put it together very well, and I would be very interested in see it in depth . thanks again for your time and knowledge
Alrighty then. I'll put something together soon for you.
Man I like it! Thanks for showing and sharing! Congrats on the 1K and good luck with the giveaway!
+TomsBackwoods Thank you, Tom! It really is a simple idea and easy to use.
Excellent video! Thanks!
Many thanks, Leslie!
self reliance is what we do, great project...good luck on your give away...
..bill
+billy joe denny Thanks, Bill! I hope to post the details of the GAW this week.
That's a good idea. Have to put one of those together myself. Should work well for bow staves.
It should hold for you. Let us know how it worked for ya.
Excellent!
Many thanks, Ted!
Nice
That's seriously cool! Thanks for sharing with us, brother! One of these days, I'm going to have to come visit your camp and hang out with you!
+Survival at Home You know you're always welcome, bro! Say when.
Survival Sherpa That day can't come soon enough for me! ...but you know the drill. lol
survival Sherpa, very nice vid! I've come to these videos and bush craft hobby kinda late in life and yours are very interesting and informative! thanks for putting in the time to share your knowledge experience with us. by the way I like your rig set up, I don't know if you already have a video about it, but that would be cool! thanks again
Thanks, Thomas! Never too late to start. We are all learning together. I've never done a video on my gear specifically. I assume you're referring to my belt rig? If so, I can shoot a short vid on it. I made the ring belt and wear it every time I hit the woods.
Thank You, good idea I enjoyed the video, now I am going to build one.
Many thanks! You'll enjoy the simplicity of the paring ladder and its usefulness.
Big like! Thank you!!!
Good to hear it was a big one, lol. Many thanks!
Great job on the shaving ladder.......Congrats on the the 1000 + subs....
+Grumpy Guy Thanks, bud! I'll get a GAW together this week I hope.
Really nice job brother. I'm really starting to like your videos.
That's encouraging to here, Michael! Appreciate you watching, sir.
nice done,simple but effective
Atb
Steve
Happy Newyear
+so steve Appreciate it steve! Simple is good! And Happy New Year to you, bud!
good vid my friend!
Appreciate it, buddy!
Subbed!! Great stuff !! Thanks for sharing!!
+Eclectic Bushcraft - Woodscraft Appreciate you watching and the sub!
This is so useful, I have watched other ,crafters, using ,shave knifes in the woods and struggling . Hope you don't mind, I aimed them at your channel. Look forward to catching up on the videos I have missed.
Really appreciate all the support, David! It's because of people like yourself that I enjoy producing this stuff.
I hated English classes and my friends said that I had the worst teachers. Google has an opinion on the word your describing. I think parring is the word you are saying. But a paring knife is something your/my mother had to peel potatoes.
pare
per/
verb
gerund or present participle: paring
trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges.
"Carlo pared his thumbnails with his knife"
synonyms:cut (off), trim (off), peel (off), strip (off), skin;
technicaldecorticate
"pare the peel from the lemon"
cut off the outer skin of (something).
"pare off the rind using a peeler"
reduce (something) in size, extent, quantity, or number, usually in a number of small successive stages.
"union leaders publicly pared down their demands"
You are the man for getting information out . thanks for what you do.
PS. added link to this vid in bushcraft Ohio Facebook page. 👍
excellent!
hope you hit 100000...
+Ted Palmer Thanks for watching and the best wishes!
Love the design, just a thought if you added a block on top of the plank at the point that it grabs the ladder especially if it had a V notch it would give you more room for draw knifing round stock. I plan on building a version of what you have. I'll send pictures. thank you for contributing to my education and tools needed for homesteading.
Please do send modification pics. Thanks for giving it some thought, bud.
Hey Sherpa, I saw a shaving horse vid from logcabinlooms that you might wanna check out. Seems like another good source, regarding how you're doing stuff. Thanks for sharing your ladder.
I'll go check it out. Thanks for sharing the resource!
Hello Sherpa... hello Todd...really enjoyed this... Great revival of yet a technique that travel easy...! Try Angle the Draw knife and slice from side to side at the same time. You will have a easier knife action, instead of the blunt force straight pull. (Carving instead of chopping) PS: Many interresting videos here. Greetings from Denmark... Jakob.
Thanks, for the tip! In my shop I try to shave in that fashion. That cedar was very knotty and stubborn. Many thanks for watching from across the pond!
Hey Sherpa, I like your Shaving Ladder. Did not read all comments, so sorry if my question was already treated. When I saw you working some wood piece on the platform after making the extra notch in that platform. Why don't you drill some diferent holes in the lenght of the platform. In these holes you put some ' T ' shaped pen. In this manner the working piece would be extra supported, if you pull the drawknive on the workpiece.Very nice work !
Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to watch.
Like the idea, many thanks. Besides notching the underside of the plank could further be aided by a notch on the underside of the top run of the ladder to better holster the edge of 1/4 planks to be rounded. What do you think about it?
Sherpa, I love how you are using your woodsmanship to connect with your students and instill in them the love for learning! Well done, sir!
+Rick Groshong Thank you, sir. My classroom atmosphere has changed for the better since my students have gotten interested in camping and woodcraft. It's amazing how hungry the younger generation is for knowledge and real, interest-led learning. We just have to tap into that well and let them bloom.
Again, thank you for the support, bud!
Wow very interesting!I'd wanted to make a shave horse for some time but i needed a lot of lumber this seems much easier!
+Fenrir Lokisson It's not as a sturdy as a bench shave horse but does very well for what it was designed for. Thanks and update us on your progress.
yeah i just made one and tested it,it tends to push on you,i have to come with a why to "lock" it
+Fenrir Lokisson Let us know what you come up with.
i think i'll tie the fork to a pole/tree,in a manner that i can still move it up and down to change the elevation
thanks for sharing! great job! Could you explain the third ladder rung? were you meaning it was also used as a ladder or used for larger pieces or some other sort of option? I lost you on that?? duh?? thanks
Ps I also would like to see the belt content items you find essential!
Add a third rung and you can make a seat using a blanket or tarp.
Here's a blog I did on my belt kit: survivalsherpa.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/backcountry-belt-kit-essential-tools-to-carry-around-your-waist/
Many thanks!
You cn also use this as a riving brake
Folks I know pronounce to "paring" like the knife used to peel spuds. And put the top rung on the back of the uprights.
Hmm yeah. So the lashings themselves Don’t directly support the tension. Smart
Great idea and well explained. Glad to hear that you are able to show your students some great skills. Congrats on the 1000 subscribers. I do so enjoy the channel and hope to take you up on the invite to "burn some sticks" together some day.
+Jon Cothran Thanks, Jon! Let me know.
What kind of string/rope are you using?
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I think you would be able to hold better if you used a rope around the table part maybe in a notch and a loop for your foot to tighten the clamp
Thanks, Gene. I've had a couple of people offer similar suggestions. I'll have to try one of these mods and see how she works.
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Paring is pronounced "pear-ing" like the fruit. Root word is pare, as in to pare down.
Have you, or any of the other viewers, ever come upon any type of shave knife that can be used one handed? I ask because that is my situation. I can do all most every thing by way of camping, but to be able to use a shave knife, I have bot figured that one out.
Have you ever heard of a mokotagen? Nick Dillingham makes the one I own. It's designed to be use with one hand in a drawing motion. Here's his link: www.blackthunderstudio.com/knives/
along the same lines as a straight razor ?
Similar but it's a fixed blade and crooked.
It's the video length man. Maybe if you condense the intro into the meat of the video you'd have 2k by noontime. Like this video tho... Sped up to last 3rd of vid lol