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Eric Krewson:
I used a shave horse for years and kept it outside under a tree. When I built a shop with a sturdy work bench, I found I preferred a stout vice with padded jaws coupled with a post on the end of my workbench to help support the stave. I gave my shave horse away to a guy in N Georgia, no telling where it is now.

I had my shave horse before digital cameras came on the scene so I don't have any good pictures of it.

Russ:
Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I’m gonna draw up some plans and then go for it. Hoping to make a relatively portable one as I’m moving a lot at the moment. Hopefully something I can keep in my car.

Mo_coon-catcher:
I’m with Eric. I’ve tried a shave horse but not a fan. I prefer a bench vise with wood and leather jaws. I made a portable bench the vise is mounted to. Mainly since I can’t do heavy wood removal and put oomph behind a draw knife with a shave horse. I think this picture shows the bench well enough. Just throwing your the info for another option. Nothing wrong with a horse, just doesn’t work for me.

Kyle

TimBo:
I also tend to prefer a vise, but have enjoyed using a shave horse now and then.  I am planning to build something like this one over the summer:
http://www.greenwoodworking.org/shaving-horse-plans/
There are lots of variations in shave horses, so looking at a few different ones should get your creative juices flowing!

ksnow:
This design is cheap and very portable.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,61151.msg854435.html#msg854435

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