tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839508507864602815.post4823988903272536678..comments2024-03-20T22:43:17.866-05:00Comments on Chair Notes: IMHOPeter Galberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206420121702258974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839508507864602815.post-76066699701872991692013-09-01T17:54:26.029-05:002013-09-01T17:54:26.029-05:00Thanks for this Peter,
I can see that I will need ...Thanks for this Peter,<br />I can see that I will need to do some careful thinking on design. I have proportionally long upper arms such that my elbows are below my hip bones when seated. I'll have to find a why to shave toward my groin without skinning my thighs or just use a shaving ladder (See Peter Follansbee's blog).<br />I don't think the chair seat is kauri (Agathis australis), kauri is virtually grain free and soft enough to cut with a knife. Could it be karri (Eucalyptus discolor)?<br />GraemeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839508507864602815.post-18469971949300510902012-02-03T09:01:22.546-05:002012-02-03T09:01:22.546-05:00David,
I did the same thing when building my first...David,<br />I did the same thing when building my first one, and it sent me to the hostipital!! The one and only time that I cut myself deep enough to need stitches. I learned quickly that ones knee should never be in the path of the blade!<br />thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Peter,<br /><br />You are absolutely right about the height being the issue, but you'll notice in the images that the shavehorse bar is at the same height, it's the angle of the platform that either projects the piece upward or more level. Anyway you stack it, if it's comfortable, do it! Thanks for the link, very nice stuff,<br />PetePeter Galberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206420121702258974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839508507864602815.post-22518291203525271922012-02-02T21:51:56.267-05:002012-02-02T21:51:56.267-05:00Interesting thoughts on 2nd style shavehorses. I b...Interesting thoughts on 2nd style shavehorses. I built a prototype based on the design here<br /><br />http://japancraft.blogspot.com.au/search?updated-max=2011-08-11T06:31:00%2B09:00&max-results=5<br /><br />I think the angle problem is related to how high the work is; if the work was lower down then a more natural arm slope is achieved. For example the second person has the work lower, and looks ok.<br /><br />Cheers<br />PeterPeter Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118532168736783668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839508507864602815.post-68444575238811227632012-02-02T11:43:42.424-05:002012-02-02T11:43:42.424-05:00My shavehorse is the style of the second one, in t...My shavehorse is the style of the second one, in that it has the bar and not the dumbhead, but when I built it I sat in a chair and pantomimed shaving for awhile to figure out where the table ought to point on my body, and at what angle. As a result it's extremely comfortable to use -- I don't think there's any substitute for custom design! Of course now the old one I use when I do living history makes me nuts, but that's another story...Davidhttp://www.davidwalbert.comnoreply@blogger.com