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Title: Shaving Horse
Post by: Appalachian Hillbilly on October 21, 2021, 07:01:47 AM

Been looking at plans for a shaving horse and like the look of this one. I like the idea of an adjustable height workpiece holder.

Anyone see an issue with these plans to use for bow staves?
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/hybrid-shaving-horse/

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Mad Max on October 21, 2021, 08:12:48 AM

I tried use one of those, I don't like them at all.

A 4" vice on your work bench works better

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Flem on October 21, 2021, 09:16:46 AM

Shaving horses are nice, but like Max I found it was not optimum for bow work. You could only work a small section at a time and had to constantly reposition the stave. Its hard to work anything if its very far out from the fulcrum.

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Mad Max on October 21, 2021, 09:22:16 AM

This works much better, it's 6' long with a 4" vice
4" because Handles are 4" on selfbows
I'm going to make 3 of these with Juniper
(https://i.imgur.com/hwls19k.jpg)

18" tall where you set
(https://i.imgur.com/Qut3WGF.jpg)

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Pat B on October 21, 2021, 09:43:39 AM

I build a shaving horse years ago from plans in Primitive Archer Magazine. I used it for many years until I bought a Stave Master from Keenan Howard(google it). I prefer the Stave Master now because it is fully adjustable and quite comfortable for my old body.
 You can adjust the shaving horse in your link by lengthening the vertical arms with the "knucklehead" and adding a few more holes to lengthen the throat. 

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Buemaker on October 21, 2021, 12:24:32 PM

Did Crazy Horse use a shaving horse?

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Appalachian Hillbilly on October 21, 2021, 01:06:54 PM

I am pretty sure he did not wear jeans either.  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Flem on October 21, 2021, 01:43:34 PM

Quote from: Buemaker on October 21, 2021, 12:24:32 PM

Did Crazy Horse use a shaving horse?

I'll bet his horse got him out of some close shaves :saywhat:

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Buemaker on October 21, 2021, 03:12:33 PM

 :laughing: :laughing:

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 21, 2021, 09:48:04 PM

Prolly used shaving cream for no chatting.  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Walt Francis on October 21, 2021, 10:23:33 PM

Here is the one I made around 15 years ago, use it all the time.

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Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Pat B on October 22, 2021, 08:33:34 AM

That's similar to the one I built years ago, Walt. The good, old fashioned kind.  :thumbsup:

 This is the Stave Master I got from Keenan Howard...
(https://i.imgur.com/ne8Jz91.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4oRaBAG.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/uiU1SnJ.jpg)

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 22, 2021, 08:36:47 AM

I made one years ago when I was really cutting a ton of osage and needed a platform to debark and remove the sapwood from it. I liked it for a while but like was mentioned it takes a lot of stave repositioning, and doesn't always put you in the optimum for working a stave.

I put a support post on the end of my workbench to keep my staves from shifting, after using this set-up for just a little while I gave my stave horse away.

 

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Buemaker on October 22, 2021, 10:09:46 AM

I like this

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 22, 2021, 10:39:08 AM

That is a good idea, you can move it up and back as needed.

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Bowjunkie on October 25, 2021, 03:15:58 PM

I've got a bow horse and 4 different kinds of vices in the shop. Which one I use may depend on the kind of bow I'm working on and what specifically I'm doing to it.

In case you guys saved them, my bow horse is the one we used to do the how-to article in The Bowyer's Journal Fall 2005 issue.

Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Flem on October 28, 2021, 05:12:03 PM

Here is my shaving horse. Turns out it has more than one use. I like that.
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I prefer a setup like Bue and Eric. Makes it easy for me to work the whole limb at once.
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I also like that these clamps work well for different hobbies. They make a great improvised stitching pony for leather
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Title: Re: Shaving Horse
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 29, 2021, 05:38:19 AM

Nice setup, Flem.