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Great. My way is not the only way. I often start with a plan and then modify it to suit my needs as you are doing. I did the same thing with a spoon mule - I got a set of plans, then built it with a few modifications based on my previous experience. Good luck with your new shave horse.

@@well-versedman9583 I certainly hope mine is as enduring as yours has proven to be. 🙂

Thanks for the comment from Germany! I wish I could change wording in the video.

What a great story! Thank you

Forked stick with a double propeller? 🤔 I'll have to try one! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

Thanks for your comment. I had no idea it was well known (or even known) in middle Europe! Do you have a name for it - there in Germany at least?

we call it "Hui Machine", or "Hui Stick" or even "Hui Hui Game"in Germany - the preposition "hui" is spoken as 'hooee' in english... ( if you give a push to a small child on a swing f.e., we are using to comment this by a stretched pronounced "huuuiiii" 😊 ) with reference to your game the observing child shall say "hui" and you as an operator should change then the spin direction . But don't mind whether more or less well known, it's a great pleasure to follow your projects and your comments ! You are the perfect born instructor to give lessons or tutorials at school or so 👍👍👍

@@stefanlindner2348 Thank you for your compliment. Your information makes me wonder where the thing was really invented! 🤔In the US, it is known from the southeast. It stands to reason that some (probably European) immigrants brought the idea from their homeland. Oh well, it is a cool game for kids and adults - and that's all that really matters. 🙂

... Never mind ! Well, that's the question : maybe invented by any indigen tribe - who knows. Far not all objects came from Europe by settlers, like the tomatoes, f.e. - they went the other way round . BUT it's a very special game ( and physics as well ) like the self built boomerang - a fascinating toy ... regards however from Munich 🙂😊

Thanks for your comment. I like J. Klein's shave horse. I'd like to make a one-piece dumbhead... someday. :) I also like the off-set pin for the dumbhead. I'll incorporate that into my next shave horse. His shave horse is a bit small for me. I also prefer the width of my clamping head that has lots of side access. The best design for you really depends on your most common use. I use mine equally for chairs and bows - that's why I prefer the design in my video. Good luck!

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. You are correct, I posted a few videos and stopped. Most of those videos were produced during COVID. I had a lot of 'spare' time then. Back to work after spending so much time away from the office means little time. But I have been feeling the urge to start up again. No time like the present? I'm thinking about something this summer.

Thank you for your comment. I never heard of a spoon mule until a dozen years ago. I've used it a lot though!

Thanks for this comment. I appreciate that you notice the small details.

As you noted in your comment about the shrink pots, there are several ways to make these parts. My goal in this video was to show a method that almost anyone could make with few tools.

@@well-versedman9583 fully right, Keith - and you did it so well - I mean building a piece of art is one thing, presenting it in front of a camera lense for an observer's pleasure another !! Welcome out of Erding 😊

Thank you again! :) Use a strong glue if you make one!

@@well-versedman9583 Yeah, thanks for the advice - we got some nice brands here ... bamboo is a bit delicate to work with ....

@@stefanlindner2348 You comments tell me your very astute. I should have said more about the glue. I have several of these hover ball games around here for several years without any failures. But when I gave some to young kids, they weren't a gentle with them as I am! Wood glue didn't hold, so I remade them with epoxy and they held up fine.

@@well-versedman9583 thx for your answer, yes it's sad to say that kids of today prefer x-boxes and screen games, mobiles or at least coloured plastic toys - the rest is tried once and put apart in a drawer forever ( don't let me comment that further ) B U T what we are doing and speak about are age old human skills we all should take care of - and the "analog" process , especially with hand tools give that deep satisfaction leading to a better quality of live , isn't it ?

@@stefanlindner2348 Indeed!

Greetings, and thanks for watching and commenting all the way from Barvaria/Germany. As you noted, I prefer the quiet of using hand tools!

@@well-versedman9583 ☝️👍👍

Thank you for you comment! Just be careful with the drawknife, they can be addicting. I bought my first one and was happy with it for a few years. But then I bought another, and another... It is my favorite tool and such a pleasure to use. :)

Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated...

Thank you!

My web page is temporarily offline. I am working on getting it back online soon.

My web page is back up. I reposted the blog post about the shaving horse. The measurements are in the blog! www.wellversedman.com

Thanks for your detailed comment. Yes, there is an abundance of ash on the market here in the eastern U.S. due to the beetle! Not good for the tree, but good those who work with green wood for stick chairs, bowls, and shaving horses (though I prefer seasoned wood for the shaving horse).

My web page is temporarily offline. I am working on getting it back online soon.

My web page is back up. I reposted the blog post about the shaving horse. The measurements are in the blog! www.wellversedman.com

Thank you! I also found a shaving horse at our local museum. It is a little different. It uses a piece of angle iron for the dumbhead.

Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated!

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching the video!

Thank you for your helpful insights. Did the bodgers use the "bodger's horse' for Windsor leg production at all? I understand that the legs were turned green in forest. It would certainly be easier to rough out the riven wood with a drawknife rather than the pole lathe. Perhaps the old-growth wood could have been riven very close to the final leg diameter negating the need for a shaving horse?

I'm glad you like it!

The only reason I can think to have a longer incline board is if you are working thin, flexible material such as basket splints. In that case, you would want support under the drawknife or scraper. The drawknife's handles would have to be wider than the incline board so the drawknife could essentially straddle the incline board. Regarding bow making, you would not need that support under the bow. I use the shaving horse for two types of projects: bow making and chair making. I've found the shorter incline board works best for we with those two projects.

I'm discovering more versatility for the Schnitzelbank every day!

In German ist's called "Schnitzbank", not Schnitzelbank. Schnitz means Shave. Schnitzel is something completely different

In the region in switzerland where I grew up we called it Zügesel = Drawdonkey

I'm glad you like them!

I really like the open ends. It give me so much flexibility when I use the horse. I haven't tried Ben Orford's design, however I can tell it is a great design. Good luck with your creation!

@@well-versedman9583 thank you. Working on it right now!

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment.

I did not mention it in the video. I built that shaving horse about 30 years ago before I knew what I was doing. That shaving horse has some splay but no rake. It could benefit from both. Check out the video at 13:30 - my new take-down version. I put 12 degrees of rake and splay on each leg.

? Are you making a statement that "this is not a schnitzelbank" or asking "is this not a schnitzelbank"?

The correkt word in german is " Schnitzbank" in some counties even "Schnitzesel". Schnitzel is a baken peace of meat.

Just PA Dutch here

Thank you for your comment! Apologies to your husband for improper German. In the future, I'll use Schnitzbank. My guess is that Schnitzelbank may be an American corruption of Schnitzbank. :)

I'm glad you liked the video and blog. The take-down shaving horse was made from tulip tree, sometimes called tulip poplar. I like that hardwood because it grows fast and is relatively low cost per board foot. The dimensions are almost identical.

Thanks for your comments. I've even built shaving horses out of 2x4s. Build what you can now and upgrade later!

I'm glad to hear you made one. It is fine to make it with dowels. Did you check the video at 13:41, troubleshooting? The whammy diddle I made easily spun to the right, but not to the left. In the video, I demonstrate how I made it spin to the left. Also, check that you put a little friction on the nail that holds the propeller (11:48 in the video).

Thank you!

Thanks for your comments! I'm glad you liked the video.

I am currently constructing my own horse out of a fallen maple tree. I am wondering what width mortises you cut into the seat bench and the platform board? I am thinking 1.5 inches might be fine. I want to construct my dumb head out of one large single piece. This really is a fun project. I’ll keep referring back to your video and website article.

@@scottwardcarvings Thanks for your question. My original horse, as shown in the video, was put together with 3" drywall screws! That was over 30 years ago before I knew much about building such a device. I've put that thing through a lot since then, thrown in the back of a pickup truck and taken to shows, etc. There really isn't any stress on those joints except down pressure (which does not stress those joints). If I wanted to use a mortice, I'd make one, half-inch thick tenon about 1 inch wide and 3/4 inch deep in the center of the bench and platform board. Why only this tenon in the center? Wood movement. The seat board changes dimensions through the seasons. If you made a tenon about as wide as the seat board, it might fail. It is the same concept of a table with breadboard ends where you only glue the center tenon. Hey - the dumbhead made from a single piece will look really nice! Good luck!

Mortices in the seat board and platform board, tenons in the spacer block.

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you like the bowl-making attachment. I built a bowl horse but gave it to a friend because it took too much space in my tiny shop. The attachment has worked great. I thought about putting in some notches or steps and still may do that in the future. I figured I'd try it out and then add the steps but I really haven't found a need in my workflow so far. Thanks for the tip about the leg splay. I built the take-down shaving horse with side-to-side and front-to-back splay. It still rocks but the leg tenons are tapered and friction fit when I use it, but maybe the splay wasn't enough. I think some motion is inherent in the design.

I have a working sketch on my shaving horse blog post: wellversedman.com/my-shaving-horse/

I am trying to find the plans for your shaving horse, but am not having any success.

I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your comment!

I am about 5' 7". My good friend is about 5' 10" and has used another built to the same specs for many years. The leg height could easily be increased. The top of the seat is 19" from the floor. I suppose you could also increase the height of the inclined board if you are tall!

Great! I hope you enjoy this very useful tool as much as I do.

Thanks for your comment! Below is a link to an article that discusses the physics of this crazy toy! The article is very technical with some math that is over my head. It is interesting! www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22079-1#:~:text=Gee%2DHaw%20Whammy%20Diddle%20is,the%20propeller%20starts%20to%20rotate.