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#11
02-02-2016, 02:17 PM
Anyone have a set of good planes for a shave horse.
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02-02-2016, 02:39 PM
Brian Boggs has a nice setup. Might be a good place to start. I have a horse on my short list, but haven't decided on a design yet, so I'll be interested to see what others offer up.
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02-02-2016, 02:47 PM
I built one on Peter Galbert's design, but I think Tim Manney has a better one out there. No "plans" persay, but you can figure it out from his blog posts.

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02-02-2016, 03:37 PM
Plans for the Brian Boggs horse are in Fine Woodworking #139
pp. 122 November 1, 1999.
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02-02-2016, 04:24 PM
And if you're making bowls, take a look at the one by David Fisher. It may be my next one.

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02-02-2016, 05:34 PM
I met a professional spoon maker who taught me how he made spoons so I needed a shaving horse. Here's mine. The tractor seat is on a sled so it moves forward & backward depending on the length of billet I'm working. It's about 6' long overall & seat is 23" off floor. It's made from leftover yellow pine flooring.



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02-02-2016, 06:23 PM
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Free plans for the shave mule from Drew Langsner's website-

http://www.countryworkshops.org/muleplans2013.pdf

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02-02-2016, 06:26 PM
Where can I buy a tractor seat like that?

I've sat on shave horses that hurt my butt before, but that one looks comfortable for the long hours required.
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02-02-2016, 09:01 PM
rectangle618 said:


Plans for the Brian Boggs horse are in Fine Woodworking #139
pp. 122 November 1, 1999.



Not really plans as such; there are drawings, but no measurements.

Popular Woodworking has Tom Donahey’s plan based on the Brian Boggs shave horse
here.
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02-02-2016, 09:17 PM
I thought Lee Valley had a free plan on their web site, but now I can't find it?
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