Draw knive accessory?

Yes....poppets

Dave (Arlington, VA)

>Hi Dave -

Yes. I use my drawknife without a shaving horse (or pony). I've made multiple chisel handles, and a bowsaw using a drawknife (and a spokeshave) and a bench appliance called poppets. Not ideal - but they work - and have served my shop space-deprived situation.

Regards -

Dave

Bench vise

Jim in Burlington On

>I use my bench vise all the time to hold stuff that needs to be shaved. I also know chair makers that use the Gun stock vise that's sold a Woodcraft.

Could you post a pic..NM

A.J. Byrd

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Steve Kubien

>Hi there,

Have you considered a shaving pony? Horses are so big and tend to get in the way. Perhaps a pony would suit you better? Besides, the kids will love having a pony around!

Ok, I'll shut up now.

Steve Kubien - who has very few kilometres (ok, miles) on his pony so far but does like it

Ajax, Ontario


Shave pony

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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>If you're concerned about the beetles getting loose in your shop, why not make something you can use outside? There's all kinds of plans for shaving horses, and some of them are pretty basic. As long as it fits your yard decor...

Re: Could you post a pic..NM

Dan Moening in Cooler, Breezy Sacramento

>A poppet is a pair of devices that can sit in a doghole in your bench and a doghole in your vise.

Basically a bench dog that is raised above the level of your bench.

The poppet typically has a "spike" or pin that pinches the stock between the 2 poppets.

Closing the vise secures the stock between the poppets.

IIRC pictures on the net are hard to come by...The Workbench Book shows their use, however.

Dan.

Or a different tool?

Christopher Schwarz

>Dave,

For peeling bark, I've always favored a hatchet or a side ax. When sharp, it will shape wood almost as well as a drawknife. The bonus is that the workholding is a simple as it gets -- another stump.

Chris

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Dave (Arlington, VA)

>Sorry, Dave.

Read your post quickly before and missed the point of your second paragraph. Poppets would not be appropriate for what you are looking for - 'cause you need a bench, and that would mean the little buggers might find their way into your house. My apologies. Besides, since you have a lathe, you already have a better tool for doing many of the things I use my poppets for.

Regards -

Dave

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paul womack

>An old technique (illustrated in the Workbench book) is to hold a sash cramp in your bench vice, and hold the work piece end-for-end in the sash cramp. The example in the book was spokeshaving a cabriole leg, but I don't see why it wouldn't work for you.

Hmm. This might be tricky is you've flush fitted your bench vice rear jaw; I don't recommend this idea. It is ideal when jointing plank edges, but reduces versatility.

BugBear

Thanks

Dave Thompson - Champaign

>Thanks guys for all of the responses.

In the past, I have used a set up similar to the poppets on my bench. I usually covet a shave horse when using my draw knife, however, I would use it so infrequently, that I can't justify the shop or lawn space for one. I wasn't familiar with a shave pony. That looks pretty tempting.

Regarding the powder post beetle issue in the bark, I don't know why I didn't think to use a hatchet to remove the bark. I could safely do that outside. I peeled back one piece of bark and would guestimate the number of live wood boring creatures between bark and sap wood to be several score for just one short log. Scary stuff.

Thanks for your time, ideas and leads.