Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tarsus on April 26, 2007, 11:46:11 pm
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Does anyone have a picture or designs of a shaving horse or similar versatile bench? David
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...Not convential. Designed it years ago. What I like is seat slides back and forth so does rear stave or log support. Rear support is important imo for tillering, shaving and scraping. Leaves as much of 3 ft of split for bark removal or working on stave and whole thing breaks down,weighs 32 lbs. total and can be made from dimensional lumber...bob
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Still waiting on my Bowyers Bible in the mail!!! Do you have any pics of it while working a stick? David
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Hey Bob, That is way cool! 8) Pat
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Guss I did not see the third pic...Looks great!!!
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Sorry David I dont. I know a pic is worth a 1000 words. See vice up front, clamp stave or split in it and rear rests on sliding support level . SIt on seat and work on stave. Reverse when you want to work on other limb. Clear as mud isnt it ? Best I can do for tonight, if I get some time in am I'll post a pic with stave on it......bob
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Thanks!! Thats kinda what I figured after I saw the third pic. I was thinking of building a stationary model, but I think that I would like the versatility of this one. Is it staked to the ground? David
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David...see now ?Holes are in it to lighten it. Eddie (mullet) says it looks like a giant erector set. :D Nope dosen't need staking in ground is very stable, I can use it and it dosent rock and I weigh 240 lbs...............bob
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Cool, I wont be pushin it tooooo much more than that if I make a replica. Thanks David
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......Cool david, naw try one. If you want any info just ask.....bob
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Hey Bob, I want more info. ;D Is that a regular block clamp on the front. How about a close up of where the clamp and the support meets the horse. Thanks Justin
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...................... Justin, its not a block clamp ,its a vise made outta wood..bob
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Pretty slick bob, do you use carriage bolts to put it together or pegs?
DanaM
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I've got an official hillbilly style (traditional Southern Appalachian type) shaving horse that I hewed out of an oak log. Ain't too pretty, but does what I need it to. I can remember when almost all the people of my grandpa's generation had one of these sitting around somewhere-the drawknife and shaving horse were used to make just about everything wooden that they used. You can find plans for one of these in Roy Underhill's book The Woodwright's Shop, which most libraries have.
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I recently made this one from oak, ash and birch. Great tool!
(http://kviljo.no/bue/høvelhest.jpg)
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Thanks Bob, I thought it looked like a custom vice. Kind of like one of those wood block clamps but better.
Hillbilly, that is cool. That is the kind of horse a guy should have for making character bows. ;) Justin
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That is really nice Bob. Clever design. You should sell plans.
J. D. Duff
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What JD said bob.
Dana
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Here is a link to a really beautiful horse I've wanted to build for a while, when I get time, of course :)
http://www.greenwoodworking.com/shorse.htm
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These are all great looking horse designs. I think I like the "take-down" version because of the versatility. Bob, when do the prints go on sale? David
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This is my shaving horse. I think the design came from PA years ago. I used saw horse leg bracket so I can break it down somewhat to transport. The horse is made with dimensional pine lumber and the knucklehead is oak. It has a central post with blocks added to each side. This allows me to work from one side or the other. The pivot for the knuckle head is a large bolt and the jaw opening is adjustable if needed for larger staves. I also added a screen door spring to keep the jaws open until I step on the peddle. Pat
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Pat, you are such a redneck. Nice bungee cord. Actually Pat I do like your get up. It don't look as portable as Bobs, but I just about built one like it. Justin
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Pat why is the dog hiding in the cubbyhole? I could understand a kitty hiding from ya ;D
Dana
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Looks like Pat's pup is getting ready to attack that "Vachose Snake " on the floor there :). I'm liking these benches - i really have to build one for myself, as i have no place for a vice on a work bench set up. One of those "horses" I could store in my "car port", if I used salt treated wood as suggested in one magazine
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Hey, if you put on a good sealant Thompsons water or a deck sealer even lumber from Lowes will last out in the elements. At least my old horse has.
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Heres one of two or three I'm building to haul down to the Classic in Tennesee. One I'll keep and I'll sell or trade the others. Couldn't find the magazine I got the original plans from this morning at 8AM. Started into it just by memory and it turned out ok.I was doen by 11AM. A little smaller than the original ones I built for Mojam last year but it functions quite well. What would you pay for somethig like this/ Its all reclaimed deck framing, by the way, old deck was removed and I got the demo-ed material .
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I better try one of those suckers out at the Classic for you. You NEED to know how they work. I think you need to add leather or something to the clamp head and deck to stop the bow from sliding. Look at Pats. Justin
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I did pad the jaws with leather and it does help the grip. The rectangular pieces on the draw horse are crepe rubber I use for spacers for different thickness of the stock or stave.
Chris, Our designs look similar. You must of got that from an old PA magazine. Pat
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Hey,that better than mine, now Ill hafta decide to build or buy!
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Actually Pat, I got it from a fairly new magazine. Its initials are"B"owyer's "J"ournal. ;) I also forgot the horizontal bar that extends the foot pedal along so its more under the seat part. Retro fitted the one in the pic yesterday. Got to put the head on the second one today and see how far I get with the third.
Yeah, I was debating on what to put on the head. I have leather and also some chipped rubber mat thats 1/8" thick.I thought maybe alittle of the rubber under the leather would work pretty well.
Justin' yer welcome to put one through its paces if you need someplace to hold a bow while yer workin' on it. :)
I got three hours roughly in each one of em so I'm thinkin 75$. Or a cool trade!
Auggie I'll see if I can find the magazine it was in and you can buy that back issue and have the plans for the larger original if ya want.
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Thanks,I appreciate it. Problem is thats another project to add to allthe others,plus my wife has a list for me also. Its always something.