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Title: bowyer's bench
Post by: Thaihunter on February 25, 2008, 02:01:00 PM
Anyone have a good design for one?
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: chessieboy on February 26, 2008, 08:20:00 AM
Joe I'll try to send pics of the shaving horse shortly. I got busy the other day and didn't get the pics taken.

Bill
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: bwhntrjsh on February 26, 2008, 10:25:00 PM
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee312/bwhntrjsh/alphabow013.jpg)

Not sure if this is what ur lookin for but its a shot.  @16" log split in half and cut up with chainsaws.
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: brettlandon on February 26, 2008, 10:38:00 PM
Joe, I sent you an e-mail of this so you have it full size.  Thought I would post it here too in case anyone else would like to see it.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg5/brettlandon/shavehighres.jpg)

Happy Shaving!

-Brett
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: Chisler on February 26, 2008, 11:53:00 PM
See the Fall 2005 issue of The Bowyers Journal.  Complete plans with instructions, it was simple and it works great.  It's not quite as crafty/fancy as the one above, but it works.
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: Walt Francis on February 27, 2008, 01:05:00 AM
Josh that is awesome bench!

Here are two I made earlier this winter:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Slivershooter/BowHorse006.jpg)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Slivershooter/BowHorse004.jpg)

I didn't use any plans, just looked at several on the internet, and then made them to fit my body size with old timbers I had in the shop.  I think I have a total of five or six dollars into each of them.
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: Mark Albrecht on February 27, 2008, 01:18:00 AM
Just got back from Walt's and I can attest to the workability of his benches.  They work great!!!  Try them out.
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: Thaihunter on February 27, 2008, 07:55:00 AM
Thanks, now I have to decide which one I want to build.
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: Thaihunter on April 07, 2008, 08:40:00 PM
Well, here's the bench that I made this weekend, Bill G., thanks for the magazine.
Josh, I liked your bench very much...if I make another one, I make one just like yours.
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/Thaihunter/Bows/DSCN1381.jpg)
Title: Re: bowyer's bench
Post by: R.W. on April 07, 2008, 09:47:00 PM
There are schematics-plans for a shave horse in the May issue of American Woodworker magazine. Looks like it would work very well.