Rustic furniture

[joec123able]

Damn why kinda wood are u using for tht malot looks real tough

[BornRandy62]

I made a handle-less froe by using a piece of half inch steel and cutting the edge in first with a torch and then a 4 inch grinder. I didnt add the handle since I just use it for kindle making. adding a right angle handle wouldnt be difficult

[kipperdude1]

leevaly tools sells froe for around $30.00 US and can befond else ware on net hope it helps

also sugest adding an ADAZE to your tool box

[kipperdude1]

leevaly tools sells froe for around $30.00 US and can befond else ware on net hope it helps

[gtraver1]

Very nice! What is the name of the tool you used to split board for the seat of the chair?

[ndacedarwood]

@gtraver1 it's a froe

[wantsitful]

What is that tool called that appears at 1 minute 34 seconds in the video?

[wiskimac]

Fantastic vid make some more,didnt need any voice over, the woods the peace.How did u attatch the horse bars to the tree...must have used a long dowel.....cheers great pete uk

[186282plus1]

@wiskimac Good question! I used two screws. It was quick and simple.

[carvinrigged]

Hey Bro , Where did you find that fro ? I have looked for years and cannot find one , I even thought of making my own from a truck leaf spring . I have a drawknife and several planes, hand drills , saws etc. I used a fro before to split cedar shingles,but it was a loaner and the owner was not at all interested in selling it. If you have any ideas where to look I would really appreciate it . Thanks and keep those videos coming.

[186282plus1]

@carvinrigged . HeeHee, maybe you should write wood working poetry, but what rhymes with drawknife? Anyhow, I also found it really hard to find these so when I found them for about $15ea at my local "Home Hardware" store (in Canada), I grabbed 2 of them. Though I like your idea with the leaf spring and it sounds like the best solution if you can't find a source for a froe. I think some leaf springs even have a loop at the end where you can install a handle. Good luck my friend.

[PimpXXXGuitarist]

now that's my idea of a stress-free life right there... impressive.......

[iworkforme]

second best feeling in the world!...shaving/plaing wood.

[ScoutCrafter]

Amazing!!!! Wonderful video, thanks so much for posting!

[stefchollet]

great vids thank you!!

[slimshadyzztop]

Man you were born 200 years too late,Great job!Keep us updated please...

[electronmage]

If this posts multiple times, I apologize.

What did you use to make the stove?

[retepvosnul]

Cool idea to have part of a shaving horse and inprov. the other parts with what you find. I was wondering , I'm having trouble finding 'tenon bits' here in europe, do you use a certain brand of bit ? Could you give me advice on what to look for in a tenon bit ? Thanks.

[186282plus1]

@retepvosnul Hello my friend. I bought this 1 inch bit from Leevalleydotcom and found that it works well for me. I really have almost no experience on using tenon bits so my advice isn't really from anything more than a few hours of fun. They are very simple to use and just like any wood tool, keeping them razor sharp is the most important thing to know, especially when using hand tools.

[retepvosnul]

@186282plus1 Thanks, I found some but found them rather expensive for a piece of hobby kit !. I saw you using it with so much ease, alas, I think I'll stick to making the tenons with the pole lathe then.

[wulfesinger67]

@retepvosnul also look for books ROY UNDERHILL , in his books he tells how to make many old tools even a tenon cutter! hope this helps!

[retepvosnul]

@wulfesinger67 Great advice, thanks. I'll look it up.

[dirtTdude]

thanks for inspiring me to build a chair.

[186282plus1]

I had a look at your video dTd and your chair has raised the bar for cabin furnishings. Great job and keep pushing them vids out man.

[snappa222]

hi,love your videos,COOLEST shaving horse that I have ever seen.Can you explain how you built it ?How did you attach it to the tree/with what?.............thanking you in advance,Bruce

[186282plus1]

Hi Bruce. I used 4 inch screws, one on each side. There is a foot rung as well as a top rung that help create the ridgidity of the whole mechanism and they are held on with screws as well. The top flat piece is a shake that I also anchored on with three more screws and then draw knifed it levelish. The trick is to size up the width of the horse according to your needs as well as draw knifing the mounting points of the mechanism so that they are both parallel with each other. Hope that helps.

[davideli7879]

good show, like your tools.. very hard to find a brace and bit, these days. good Ideal on the draw horse.

[186282plus1]

Thanks guys, knots will make a chair look that much better simply because it creates those none-machined looking bumps that you can't easily draw knife out. White cedar is really nice stuff dTd.

[dirtTdude]

sure, it just doesnt split as easy :)

[186282plus1]

It's funny but nothing else has split as nicely as these old cedar logs and snags which have been laying around the forest for what seems like forever. Old stuff rules! ;)

[SW94929]

great stuff. I've seen all that in books but never "live"!! thanks for posting. I have lots of old logs too. they are such treasure.

[dirtTdude]

you've got me totally jazed to make a chair, I hope mine turns out 1/2 as nice as yours, we have some white cedar but it has a lot of knots and we dont have a frow, i'll have to hew up a plank. thanks a lot for sharing

[tapoutish]

Hey,Loved your video,you do great work.

Do you sell any of the furniture that you make, or is it just a fun hobbie?

[186282plus1]

Thanks for the compliment tapoutish, I really only do it for fun.