Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves - Sean Hellman Carving Knives for detailed carving work

for detailed carving work

and once mastered will surprise with their versatile cuts and possibilities

Pass a feeler gauge between this plate and a raker-tooth to check clearance

The Bench Horse is also a valuable resource in the workshop

Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves - Sean Hellman Carving Knives for detailed carving workThis is a practical, instructive book with plans, diagrams, and clear working guidance for making shaving horses: functional, traditional, wooden clamping devices upon which the woodworker sits astride whilst crafting a piece of wood. Similarly, lap shaves and other woodland vices are explained, from sourcing suitable timber in the woodland, to construction and how to use. The heritage of our material world, through countless civilisations and