Bob Smalser
12-09-2003, 1:14 AM
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Shaving horse of salvaged, old-growth D. Fir with Madrone dumbhead and treadle. Wear areas are reinforced with brass and copper sheet and bushings.
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Construction is traditional, with tapered and wedged round M/T. Had I not had this stick of old-growth on hand, I would have used maple for the legs…old-growth DF, however, equals the strength of most oaks.
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Made this walnut/oak carpenter’s box as a teenager 4 decades ago…carcass dovetails are misaligned and there’s far too much ostentation for my taste these days…but it remains in service. I keep it around to remind myself that I can do poorly-thought-out work, too.
Copyright 2003 Bob Smalser, Sprague Pond Wildlife Refuge, Camp Union WA
http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL12/1104763/2594266/32745994.jpg
Shaving horse of salvaged, old-growth D. Fir with Madrone dumbhead and treadle. Wear areas are reinforced with brass and copper sheet and bushings.
http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL12/1104763/2594266/32745763.jpg
Construction is traditional, with tapered and wedged round M/T. Had I not had this stick of old-growth on hand, I would have used maple for the legs…old-growth DF, however, equals the strength of most oaks.
http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL12/1104763/2594266/31544882.jpg
Made this walnut/oak carpenter’s box as a teenager 4 decades ago…carcass dovetails are misaligned and there’s far too much ostentation for my taste these days…but it remains in service. I keep it around to remind myself that I can do poorly-thought-out work, too.
Copyright 2003 Bob Smalser, Sprague Pond Wildlife Refuge, Camp Union WA