Finally, a Shaving Horse

Rusty has had plans to build a shaving horse for a long time.  He started the project in the middle of the summer.  Then it was preempted by packing and moving and unpacking and other more immediate projects.  Now he finally has a completed shaving horse!

In this picture, Rusty uses the back side to shave a board to make it perfectly flat.

In this more traditional use, the shaving horse clamps and stabilizes the wood so that Rusty can use a spoke shave or draw knife to shape the surface.  Typical usage of the shaving horse is to create a round profile along a square piece, like the leg of a chair, the spoke of a wheel, or even the handle of a paddle.

Any craftsman quickly develops a supply of material that needs to be stored.  This is the wood storage box Rusty built for all the lumber waiting to be used in future projects.  It has casters that enable it to easily slide under the canoe rack.