I got addicted to the Foxfire books in High School and loved reading about lost or almost lost arts. It is so nice to see a younger generation who won't let them die. Thanks!
By far the most helpful video I’ve ever viewed. Thorough, clear, easily understood. Thank you for sharing measurements & “how to” description, including your unique methods/tools.
Now I know what to do with those old oak planks out in the barn. Many things are doable with some good and sound instruction, which you do a great job in providing, good detail yet let the viewer think for themselves. This is a great family project! Like the taper tool to. Thanks........
Wow!! I just discovered and watched two of your tutorials, and they are both so crystal clear in detail and instructions. Keep up the excellent work!👍👍👍👍
Being a carpenter (Not craftsman) and only familiar with the method I trained with and what i discovered myself while working in construction world for years I must say I love your style, methods, design and the attention to little details. I think a whole new world of woodwork is there for me to explore... I need a shaving horse and I like this design... Thank you very much..
I recently acquired 2 draw knives, one is a straight blade and the other is a u shaped blade. Seeing your videos has inspired me. I recently had to take down a cedar tree in my yard that measures 22" at the trunk. I am planning to use it to make posts and a handrail for my stairs inside my house. Your videos are so descriptive and entertaining that I want to make my own shaving horse and then start on my railing. Please continue to make videos showing your amazing woodworking skills? Thank you!
VERY WELL Done! Clear speech, always stays on subject. Provided measurements of Every part, as well as, clearly describing how he made it. Good photography, with subject being centered in frame. Good closeups when necessary. Doesn’t “assume” anything explains everything. Hollywood couldn’t do any better.
this was such a well made video. I truly love the way you explained everything. you gave dimensions, in case any one wanted to make the exact thing but then you followed up by explain why it was that long or if the dimension was relative to another part. perfect. I am subscribing
I am planning on building one of these this summer for some windsor chair making I plan on doing. You have given me some good ideas, I really like your I-bolt design for the hinge of the wedge. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, I keep watching it because I am getting ready to make one. I have started making several wooden utensils and this will be a great piece of equipment to have, I think it will help save my back since everything will be in alignment... Thanks for taking the time to show how you built this. Most importantly thank you for the diagram! It looks much better than my sketching as I watched the video!
Smashing advice. Just about to make a shaving horse to replace my old decrepit one I made thirty odd years ago. I like your design very much and you explain things very well too. So you just got a new subscriber from the UK. Cheers pal👌
I've been looking for a video as clear as this one. I'm hoping to shape some walking staffs (that might get shepherds' crook tops added) so was hunting for some way to do the staff other than doing a two-piece staff on a lathe. This has been a great help. Thanks.
Thanks for this and the log peavey video. We are building our new home on 24 wooded acres and I'm looking forward to many hours of homestead projects. Gotta make a log peavey to maneuver the logs that will be generated from clearing (found a serviceable hook in a shed on my property) and therefore I need a shaving horse! I'll make the horse tomorrow with your measurements. I don't have a lathe, so I'll use oak dowels. Thanks again for your videos.
+Tim Walters Good deal, sounds like you've got some fun ahead of you. Feel free to send me some photos of your shaving horse, id like to see what you come up with.
+Tim Walters Thanks for the link, they both look good. I'm sure they will come in handy for the projects you mentioned. Thanks again and good luck with your channel.
found it! This is absolutely gold - already having a shave horse this shouldn't be too much of a deal to build though I got some hewing to do as I do not posses conventional lumber. Can't wait to build this. Thank you!
+Gary Quernemoen It's a fun tool, here's another video that may be interested in. It's about a draw knife, which is one of the tools you use one a shaving horse. ua-cam.com/video/uF-Dz0rHkGY/v-deo.html
I built one a few months ago but it has the hammer type clamp I will make another similar to yours in the future. Thanks for all the good work and ideas.
The Homestead Craftsman I did not expect you to respond so quick, thanks. How do you do this work all day? I have to have a full time job. I am just not motivated to do it all day, guess I am lazy or just burnt out, LOL. But seriously how can you make a living with the woodworking? I have several designs of my own but every time I make something someone in the family wants it and I make nothing. I thought about Etsy or ebay or even a channel here on youtube but I see so much talent here I am not sure. Any advice is appreciated.
Well first off, there's always going to be someone better. So don't give that any thought, if you want to make a channel, make a channel. People will relate to you regardless of your skill level and will enjoy seeing the channel and your skills grow. As far as doing this work all day, I don't. I do a lot of different stuff. But the most relevant answer most likely is..... no family, cats, dogs, car payments, etc. I live a very low cost lifestyle right now. There's nothing wrong with these things, but I just don't have them....yet. At the moment I am working on: building my table business, growing the youtube channel and working on my house (which is paid for) so the reason I am able to do this stuff is because I don't have to spend time coming up with money to pay for all the stuff that most people are paying for. Most people seem to be at work to pay for all the stuff sitting in at around their house and in the parking lot of where they work. Of course in time, my financial responsibilities will grow but I'm working on building up the ability to pay for them before I take them on. My furniture is just part of my income and the hardest money to come by. Making a lot of money at your job is great, but the important thing is what you do with the money you have regardless if it is a little or a lot. After you work all day and pay taxes on that money going and spending it on something that is not necessary is crazy. That "first" money should be invested in some way, whether it's in your business, starting a business, real estate, traditional investing, etc. That's sort of a vague reveal of how I do what I do. But don't think I'm Mr money bags, it mostly comes down to my living costs are so low. But for me, and I know I'm repeating myself, the most important thing is building a financial base and keeping costs low. As Dave Ramsey says, "live like no other so you can live like no other" or something like that. As far as how I do the woodworking. I sell out of 3 stores, just got the 3rd one about a month ago. So I only sell locally and I only make the tables and benches to go with them. I make other things, but for my business it's just the tables. I advertise in local magazines some, have a websites, pass out business cards and my stuff is kind of expensive, selling stuff for cheap is a bad idea. The more expensive it is the better you network is, each person I sell a table to also has friends that can afford them, so I get word of mouth advertising that actually produces sales. I've also sold stuff on etsy, small stuff, cutting boards and chop sticks, and while I was selling chopsticks for far more than people should pay it's too much running around to the post office. Not that you couldn't make it work, but I think your looking at several years of growing your etsy shop before it gets to a bare minimum. The thing that makes my business work is making the same thing again and again, I've got it down, I make the tables very fast...very fast. But it's because I have worked out each step to about as efficient as I can get it for my tools. I make a table, deliver it and take photos, then use that photo in ads and people just say "I want the table in the photo" Another advantage is I premake parts, legs, apron boards, etc. Then when someone orders a table from me directly, I just grab the right parts and assemble a table. It's a custom table, but from parts I already have made. Well I think this is enough of a response, probably more than you want, but it's as good of a response as I can offer. Feel free to ask any questions if you'd like. Thanks for the questions.
The Homestead Craftsman As I said any advice is appreciated and you did fine, thank you. I have a lot of what you don't when it comes to finances, wife, kids, bills I don't need.
Steve Larsen It's an enjoyable tool to use, feel free to send a picture if you build one. I had another fella make one after seeing the video and he sent a photo, made some cool changes to it.
Hey, thanks for the great idea to tension the "clamp" pivot point. I kept having my pieces fall out if I had to get up. I didn't use a bolt, I used a 1 3/8" dowel so I inserted a cheap clamp, works wonderfully. I used an old door hinge for the angle plank, instead of slotting / doweling.
Great stuff. Really helpful to have the instructions with the visuals combined. I dont think i will do the tapering on the main plank though. Cutting and wedging the legs will hopefully do the trick. Thanks
I made a much more complicated, heavier, and almost impossible to disassemble horse... yours is gorgeous, and as with most of your ideas brilliant in the simplicity of approach and end result. I will try to duplicate your design.Kudos and many thanks,
While I did build it, it was HEAVILY inspired. www.greenwoodworking.com/ShavingHorsePlans That's the link to the design I used to get me going. I tweaked it a little with the tension knob and turning my legs. There's a cool drawing on there too that you can print to have in the shop with you.
That tapering tool is cool. Nice shaving horse, I will be making one soon but have not made up my mind on the style. Now I will have to start checking out your other videos now that I have found you channel and subbed.
A very complete and detailed video on the making of your shave-horse. Nicely done and some tips I think I want to incorporate in a folding up version I am thinking of converting mine to. Thanks!
You rock! I subscribed after the first video of yours I watched. Very well done, informative & creative. I can't wait to see what other videos you have made. Thank you for freely sharing such valuable knowledge.
I like your video I like your background did you and your family dig that Pond my parents have a pond also that they dug we are homesteaders also to a certain point
I dug the pond by hand, just kidding. It was dug about 90 years ago for watering tobacco by my Great Grandfather. It's small but a great little pond, has surpirsingly big fish in it. And it does make for a nice background for filming! Thanks.
Really outstanding video! I've watched quite a few and I really learned a lot and had a good time doing it. Thanks for your effort. Keep up the good work!
The Homestead Craftsman,Sir, can you tell me the measurement in inches of the length of the bench and the length of the slats that press the object to be shaved? God bless you for sharing your very noble competence, thank you
Hey! One thing I was hoping you could share with us is the position of your pivots in relation to your clamp block and wedge block. Or just the location of the holes you drilled on their respective pieces. Thanks!
Michael Plewman I can try to remember to check, but you'd probably have to remind me. It really doesn't matter though. I just made mine to fit the most common sizes of lumber i'd be working, which is smaller stuff. The only holes that make any difference is the hole through the vertical pieces on other side of the seat. For those, you can just drill a series of holes which would make it easily adjustable. Like 1.5 or 2 inches apart.
The Homestead Craftsman Thanks! Everything worked out in the end. I used a wooden piece made from Douglas Fir that I fabricated in place of your eye bolt and it ended up braking. Besides that everything is working great! Thanks for your patient approach to instruction!
Good, I'd love to see a photo if that's possible. If you don't mind, you can email it to me or send it through facebook. thehomesteadcraftsman@gmail.com or my facebook link is on the homepage of this channel. Glad you got to make the shave horse, you'll have a good time with it.
fantastic video on the save horse. was wondering would you ever consider building a traditinal/ medieval wood turnig lathe for bowls and table/chair legs ? keep up the great work
Spartans Wings 117 Thanks. As a person that has a electric lathe and looking for a second one, I don't thinks so. It would purely be novelty for me and it's a little to big of an item to make without being important to my shop. But I have turned on treadle and spring pole, etc lathes before...... it's fun for a couple minutes. While I won't be doing this idea, I do have some lathe ideas coming up in the future that I think a lot of people will like. Thanks for watching and the comment.
perfect. your videos have given me so many ideas that iv only be able to put into my bucket list design book until iv finished my degree fingers crossed in the next few weeks. will be attending a tiny house workshop tomorrow in glenealy, county wicklow, Ireland. very difficult to find as the movement hasnt really kicked off here but will be fun to see the what similarities there are.. great work keep it up and hopefully i will get to send pics of my finished items
For anyone who wants to make the tapering tool, an easier way to cut the slot for the blade would be to cut it while the blank is still square. Then glue a scrap piece on the open end and turn the taper. The scrap can be parted off when the turning is done.
Great video..I would really like to have a Shaving horse it is almost a must for my new hobby of restoring axes and making my own handles..I'm going to have to find one for sale close by where I live because I don't have a lathe...I def want one like this that will come apart so I can store it away to the side when I'm not using it..Man I wish my grandfather was still alive he could help me find one and he probably had one but I was really young when he passed so everything he had as far as tools is gone I have no idea what happened to all of his tools..If I can't find one I may just have to try and make one...Another thing I want to try and make is a saw horse from a tree trunk with a notch cut in it on the top and the legs are branches from a tree..Do you have one or a video on how to make one?? I'd like to have one made from an oak tree about 4-6ft long and about 14-16 inches in diameter..I see them in videos I watch of people carving things from wood..It would be cool to have a couple different size ones.
Different from the others that I've seen, but not so fancy that it isn't utilitarian. Great job and I did subscribe. Looks like this is going to be a valuable channel. Thanks!...............Ross
Thanks!! I always thought a shaving horse had to be made from huge heavy planks and had to be a stationary tool. You mean it can be ight enough to pack in on my back, make a chair, then pack it back out with my new chair on my arm??!! WOW!
+Seth Warner Yes it can. That's why I liked this one, it can be broken down quickly tossed in a car, carried where ever, etc. It packs a punch. Thanks for watching.
The best shaving horse video on UA-cam.
david steil Thanks, glad you liked it.
I got addicted to the Foxfire books in High School and loved reading about lost or almost lost arts. It is so nice to see a younger generation who won't let them die. Thanks!
Melody Capehart Medina Your welcome, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.
Excellent video, finally someone who actually tells you the actual dimensions!
By far the most helpful video I’ve ever viewed. Thorough, clear, easily understood. Thank you for sharing measurements & “how to” description, including your unique methods/tools.
The reamer is brilliant!
Thanks John, it is a cool tool to make and use.
Phrasing!
You give enough detail without going on too long. Your design is well thought out. Really a solid guide to the shave horse.
Thanks
This is the best explanation of how to make a shave horse and the nicest video/shave horse I have seen. I look forward to making one for myself.
Now I know what to do with those old oak planks out in the barn. Many things are doable with some good and sound instruction, which you do a great job in providing, good detail yet let the viewer think for themselves. This is a great family project! Like the taper tool to. Thanks........
Wow!! I just discovered and watched two of your tutorials, and they are both so crystal clear in detail and instructions. Keep up the excellent work!👍👍👍👍
Amazing, thank you for your time and knowledge. The dimensions helped a lot in the construction.
Warm regards ❤
Nice and clever design , great looking and great informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Wish I saw this before I made my Bodger's Bench. Mine is built like a tank, but the features you've incorporated are really nice!!
Being a carpenter (Not craftsman) and only familiar with the method I trained with and what i discovered myself while working in construction world for years I must say I love your style, methods, design and the attention to little details. I think a whole new world of woodwork is there for me to explore... I need a shaving horse and I like this design... Thank you very much..
i really like that you choose to film outside on many of your videos. you always have such beautiful scenery. Thanks!
I recently acquired 2 draw knives, one is a straight blade and the other is a u shaped blade. Seeing your videos has inspired me. I recently had to take down a cedar tree in my yard that measures 22" at the trunk. I am planning to use it to make posts and a handrail for my stairs inside my house. Your videos are so descriptive and entertaining that I want to make my own shaving horse and then start on my railing. Please continue to make videos showing your amazing woodworking skills? Thank you!
Thank you for watching. Good luck with your project.
A beautifully built bench clearly demonstrated and explained. Thanks
VERY WELL Done! Clear speech, always stays on subject. Provided measurements of Every part, as well as, clearly describing how he made it. Good photography, with subject being centered in frame. Good closeups when necessary. Doesn’t “assume” anything explains everything.
Hollywood couldn’t do any better.
Thank you for the superb presentation. Everything is clearly explained. Thank you for sharing your fine design.
Absolutely the best I have seen. Fascinating and easy to watch. Thank you
Another good video. I like the idea of the sight lines.
this was such a well made video. I truly love the way you explained everything. you gave dimensions, in case any one wanted to make the exact thing but then you followed up by explain why it was that long or if the dimension was relative to another part. perfect. I am subscribing
The Shave horse is what bought me to your channel.
10 years late to this party but love this design, nice work
That is a really neat project!! Another great video!!
I am planning on building one of these this summer for some windsor chair making I plan on doing. You have given me some good ideas, I really like your I-bolt design for the hinge of the wedge. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, I keep watching it because I am getting ready to make one. I have started making several wooden utensils and this will be a great piece of equipment to have, I think it will help save my back since everything will be in alignment... Thanks for taking the time to show how you built this. Most importantly thank you for the diagram! It looks much better than my sketching as I watched the video!
Good luck
Smashing advice. Just about to make a shaving horse to replace my old decrepit one I made thirty odd years ago. I like your design very much and you explain things very well too. So you just got a new subscriber from the UK. Cheers pal👌
I've been looking for a video as clear as this one. I'm hoping to shape some walking staffs (that might get shepherds' crook tops added) so was hunting for some way to do the staff other than doing a two-piece staff on a lathe. This has been a great help. Thanks.
Very cool design and work. Fantastic explanation! Going to have to try to build something like this...
Thanks for this and the log peavey video. We are building our new home on 24 wooded acres and I'm looking forward to many hours of homestead projects. Gotta make a log peavey to maneuver the logs that will be generated from clearing (found a serviceable hook in a shed on my property) and therefore I need a shaving horse! I'll make the horse tomorrow with your measurements. I don't have a lathe, so I'll use oak dowels. Thanks again for your videos.
+Tim Walters Good deal, sounds like you've got some fun ahead of you. Feel free to send me some photos of your shaving horse, id like to see what you come up with.
+Tim Walters Thanks for the link, they both look good. I'm sure they will come in handy for the projects you mentioned. Thanks again and good luck with your channel.
You have an outstanding collection of videos on youtube, thanks for posting!
Thanks
found it! This is absolutely gold - already having a shave horse this shouldn't be too much of a deal to build though I got some hewing to do as I do not posses conventional lumber. Can't wait to build this. Thank you!
This is a very good description and explanation of your Shave Horse! Thank You!
+Donald Garmon Thanks, it is fun to make and use.
fantastic demo. Love the tapper tool.
Hello from Australia, great video, fantastic information, Thank you .
Ron Green Hello, glad you liked the video.
Really very clever fitting, I am impressed by your knowledges of wood adjustment, great video, thank you!
Thank you
Wonderfully explained and demonstrated.
Just learning about the shavehorse....a great introduction!
+Gary Quernemoen It's a fun tool, here's another video that may be interested in. It's about a draw knife, which is one of the tools you use one a shaving horse. ua-cam.com/video/uF-Dz0rHkGY/v-deo.html
Nice design, well done tutorial on the subject. Thanks for the hard work telling us about it.
I built one a few months ago but it has the hammer type clamp I will make another similar to yours in the future.
Thanks for all the good work and ideas.
Robin Caudle Good deal, I also want to make your style shave horse for doing some windsor chairs. Thanks for watching.
The Homestead Craftsman I did not expect you to respond so quick, thanks.
How do you do this work all day? I have to have a full time job. I am just not motivated to do it all day, guess I am lazy or just burnt out, LOL. But seriously how can you make a living with the woodworking? I have several designs of my own but every time I make something someone in the family wants it and I make nothing. I thought about Etsy or ebay or even a channel here on youtube but I see so much talent here I am not sure. Any advice is appreciated.
Well first off, there's always going to be someone better. So don't give that any thought, if you want to make a channel, make a channel. People will relate to you regardless of your skill level and will enjoy seeing the channel and your skills grow. As far as doing this work all day, I don't. I do a lot of different stuff. But the most relevant answer most likely is..... no family, cats, dogs, car payments, etc. I live a very low cost lifestyle right now. There's nothing wrong with these things, but I just don't have them....yet. At the moment I am working on: building my table business, growing the youtube channel and working on my house (which is paid for) so the reason I am able to do this stuff is because I don't have to spend time coming up with money to pay for all the stuff that most people are paying for. Most people seem to be at work to pay for all the stuff sitting in at around their house and in the parking lot of where they work. Of course in time, my financial responsibilities will grow but I'm working on building up the ability to pay for them before I take them on. My furniture is just part of my income and the hardest money to come by. Making a lot of money at your job is great, but the important thing is what you do with the money you have regardless if it is a little or a lot. After you work all day and pay taxes on that money going and spending it on something that is not necessary is crazy. That "first" money should be invested in some way, whether it's in your business, starting a business, real estate, traditional investing, etc. That's sort of a vague reveal of how I do what I do. But don't think I'm Mr money bags, it mostly comes down to my living costs are so low. But for me, and I know I'm repeating myself, the most important thing is building a financial base and keeping costs low. As Dave Ramsey says, "live like no other so you can live like no other" or something like that.
As far as how I do the woodworking. I sell out of 3 stores, just got the 3rd one about a month ago. So I only sell locally and I only make the tables and benches to go with them. I make other things, but for my business it's just the tables. I advertise in local magazines some, have a websites, pass out business cards and my stuff is kind of expensive, selling stuff for cheap is a bad idea. The more expensive it is the better you network is, each person I sell a table to also has friends that can afford them, so I get word of mouth advertising that actually produces sales. I've also sold stuff on etsy, small stuff, cutting boards and chop sticks, and while I was selling chopsticks for far more than people should pay it's too much running around to the post office. Not that you couldn't make it work, but I think your looking at several years of growing your etsy shop before it gets to a bare minimum. The thing that makes my business work is making the same thing again and again, I've got it down, I make the tables very fast...very fast. But it's because I have worked out each step to about as efficient as I can get it for my tools. I make a table, deliver it and take photos, then use that photo in ads and people just say "I want the table in the photo" Another advantage is I premake parts, legs, apron boards, etc. Then when someone orders a table from me directly, I just grab the right parts and assemble a table. It's a custom table, but from parts I already have made. Well I think this is enough of a response, probably more than you want, but it's as good of a response as I can offer. Feel free to ask any questions if you'd like. Thanks for the questions.
The Homestead Craftsman As I said any advice is appreciated and you did fine, thank you. I have a lot of what you don't when it comes to finances, wife, kids, bills I don't need.
The Homestead Craftsman I really like what you wrote.
Great video. Needed one for years, now I got to build one.
Steve Larsen It's an enjoyable tool to use, feel free to send a picture if you build one. I had another fella make one after seeing the video and he sent a photo, made some cool changes to it.
Fixing to get started. Good ideas. Thanks!
Thanks. Great design and demonstration.
Your welcome Rick, I don't use it every day, but it's always enoyable to work on a shaving horse, thanks for watching.
EXCELLENT! DAMN DECENT! KEEP LIVIN' WELL! ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND ENJOYABLE!
Well done instructional video. Much appreciated.
Cheers!
Whipple
Thank you for another very informative video. Please keep producing more videos.
+banjowoodsman 76 Will do.
Hey, thanks for the great idea to tension the "clamp" pivot point. I kept having my pieces fall out if I had to get up. I didn't use a bolt, I used a 1 3/8" dowel so I inserted a cheap clamp, works wonderfully. I used an old door hinge for the angle plank, instead of slotting / doweling.
+Justin Henderson No problem, glad you liked it.
Very nice bench and video Thanks for sharing! JOE
Fantastic, well made, informative video. Well done sir!
Thanks for sharing, that "taper scraper" is very cool
Very good vid, lots of good info, I will be making one of these shave horses.
Good deal, glad you watched.
Wonderful job!
Thanks for sharing your experience and you passion.
Greetings from North West Italy.
Dario
very informative, very well done.
Great instructional video and you make it look like it would be fun to make and to use! I'd like to see a video of the
tapering tool too.
+Harry Dearing Thanks, I might do a video on it.
Great tips and well presented. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Mick Bradford
Mick Bradford Hi Mick, thanks. Glad you liked the video.
Great stuff. Really helpful to have the instructions with the visuals combined. I dont think i will do the tapering on the main plank though. Cutting and wedging the legs will hopefully do the trick. Thanks
I made a much more complicated, heavier, and almost impossible to disassemble horse... yours is gorgeous, and as with most of your ideas brilliant in the simplicity
of approach and end result. I will try to duplicate your design.Kudos and many thanks,
While I did build it, it was HEAVILY inspired. www.greenwoodworking.com/ShavingHorsePlans That's the link to the design I used to get me going. I tweaked it a little with the tension knob and turning my legs. There's a cool drawing on there too that you can print to have in the shop with you.
Great horse. I’ll try that tomorrow
I´m definitely enjoying. Thanks a million, I´m going to build/make my own incoming summer. Greets from Finland!
+Peik Stenberg Your welcome
Nice job explaining your process!
Hi, I ve just found your channel, really enjoyed this informative and practical video, I plan to do one too some time. Mike from the UK.
Have you ever looked into the low Roman style benches? Seems up your alley
That tapering tool is cool. Nice shaving horse, I will be making one soon but have not made up my mind on the style. Now I will have to start checking out your other videos now that I have found you channel and subbed.
woodturningjohn A shaving horse will work you pretty good, but a nice tool to have. I don't use it frequently, but when I do need it, it's there.
A very complete and detailed video on the making of your shave-horse. Nicely done and some tips I think I want to incorporate in a folding up version I am thinking of converting mine to. Thanks!
darn smart desgin!!! love the video
Thanks
Great job mate
Well thought out and thorough thanks
very informative well explained as a newby I am confident I can build one looking forward to more thanks
You rock! I subscribed after the first video of yours I watched. Very well done, informative & creative. I can't wait to see what other videos you have made. Thank you for freely sharing such valuable knowledge.
Well thought through. Thanks for your effort and time!
Thanks, glad you like it.
same here. my son(s) and I are going to make 2!!!come on summer!!!
+Stephen Zevetchin Yall will have fun, making and using them
I like your video I like your background did you and your family dig that Pond my parents have a pond also that they dug we are homesteaders also to a certain point
I dug the pond by hand, just kidding. It was dug about 90 years ago for watering tobacco by my Great Grandfather. It's small but a great little pond, has surpirsingly big fish in it. And it does make for a nice background for filming! Thanks.
Thank you for sharing so much.
Derek
Really outstanding video! I've watched quite a few and I really learned a lot and had a good time doing it. Thanks for your effort. Keep up the good work!
Really clearly explained. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm a new subscriber.
Well thank you, glad you enjoyed it and happy to have you as a subscriber. You've got a lot of videos you can watch!
Great video. Thank you for making and posting! Happy New Year.
Nice work, great design
Thank you, I just finished filming a video with using this shave horse for the entire project.
The Homestead Craftsman,Sir, can you tell me the measurement in inches of the length of the bench and the length of the slats that press the object to be shaved? God bless you for sharing your very noble competence, thank you
Great work!
Hey!
One thing I was hoping you could share with us is the position of your pivots in relation to your clamp block and wedge block. Or just the location of the holes you drilled on their respective pieces.
Thanks!
Michael Plewman I can try to remember to check, but you'd probably have to remind me. It really doesn't matter though. I just made mine to fit the most common sizes of lumber i'd be working, which is smaller stuff. The only holes that make any difference is the hole through the vertical pieces on other side of the seat. For those, you can just drill a series of holes which would make it easily adjustable. Like 1.5 or 2 inches apart.
The Homestead Craftsman Thanks! Everything worked out in the end. I used a wooden piece made from Douglas Fir that I fabricated in place of your eye bolt and it ended up braking. Besides that everything is working great! Thanks for your patient approach to instruction!
Good, I'd love to see a photo if that's possible. If you don't mind, you can email it to me or send it through facebook. thehomesteadcraftsman@gmail.com or my facebook link is on the homepage of this channel. Glad you got to make the shave horse, you'll have a good time with it.
What a great video i`v always wanted to build one, thanks for the plans.
jon ellisdon Have at it, I'd like to see a pic of what you come up with if you end up making one.
Great vid just what i was looking for, think i'll subscribe
Jason Smith Glad to have you, thanks for watching.
great design, would work well for making archery bows, enjoy your video's.
fantastic video on the save horse. was wondering would you ever consider building a traditinal/ medieval wood turnig lathe for bowls and table/chair legs ?
keep up the great work
Spartans Wings 117 Thanks. As a person that has a electric lathe and looking for a second one, I don't thinks so. It would purely be novelty for me and it's a little to big of an item to make without being important to my shop. But I have turned on treadle and spring pole, etc lathes before...... it's fun for a couple minutes. While I won't be doing this idea, I do have some lathe ideas coming up in the future that I think a lot of people will like. Thanks for watching and the comment.
perfect. your videos have given me so many ideas that iv only be able to put into my bucket list design book until iv finished my degree fingers crossed in the next few weeks.
will be attending a tiny house workshop tomorrow in glenealy, county wicklow, Ireland. very difficult to find as the movement hasnt really kicked off here but will be fun to see the what similarities there are..
great work keep it up and hopefully i will get to send pics of my finished items
Spartans Wings 117 Feel free to email photos, I like to include them in my Craftsman's Corner videos on occasion.
Your doing and teaching great
love the detail in this video. Good work, you now have a new sub
+J Robitaille Thanks
Very nice take on the shaving horse. The link to the article is dead?
I am going to make one thanks for sharing
Beatiful.
+knbisvigo Thanks
For anyone who wants to make the tapering tool, an easier way to cut the slot for the blade would be to cut it while the blank is still square. Then glue a scrap piece on the open end and turn the taper. The scrap can be parted off when the turning is done.
great video
Great video..I would really like to have a Shaving horse it is almost a must for my new hobby of restoring axes and making my own handles..I'm going to have to find one for sale close by where I live because I don't have a lathe...I def want one like this that will come apart so I can store it away to the side when I'm not using it..Man I wish my grandfather was still alive he could help me find one and he probably had one but I was really young when he passed so everything he had as far as tools is gone I have no idea what happened to all of his tools..If I can't find one I may just have to try and make one...Another thing I want to try and make is a saw horse from a tree trunk with a notch cut in it on the top and the legs are branches from a tree..Do you have one or a video on how to make one?? I'd like to have one made from an oak tree about 4-6ft long and about 14-16 inches in diameter..I see them in videos I watch of people carving things from wood..It would be cool to have a couple different size ones.
Different from the others that I've seen, but not so fancy that it isn't utilitarian. Great job and I did subscribe. Looks like this is going to be a valuable channel. Thanks!...............Ross
Anything you would do differently now? FYI I enjoy your videos.
+Chance Bralley Not really, maybe ad a seat, I usually sit on a piece of foam.
great job
+DAVE M Thanks
You explain each step very well. From which part of the country do you hail?
+Larry Hampton I hail from the south east, I assume you are wondering about my accent! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I'm from Arkansas, what accent? LOL
+Larry Hampton Yeah, you guys got it bad!
Hi!, Where I can find some Shaving Horse Plans? Thanks and Thumbs Up Your videos are Amazing
I like it im building one of these and im very much a noob this helped!
Thanks!! I always thought a shaving horse had to be made from huge heavy planks and had to be a stationary tool. You mean it can be ight enough to pack in on my back, make a chair, then pack it back out with my new chair on my arm??!! WOW!
+Seth Warner Yes it can. That's why I liked this one, it can be broken down quickly tossed in a car, carried where ever, etc. It packs a punch. Thanks for watching.
Amazing. No more to say....
Robert Šrámek Thanks.