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CARVING BENCH, CLAMP & VISE x SHAVE HORSE xx CARVING xx SAWHORSE & WORK SUPPORT xx VISE xx WORKBENCH Bodger's shaving horse is a sit-down workbench for holding stock while it's worked with a drawknife. Bench hook for making small carvings includes a rotating vise, holding jig for work piece, support pole for a flexible-shaft carving machine, and an adjustable worklight. Portable shaving horse features fold-up legs, a removable sculpted wooden seat, adjustable bridge height, and adjustable seat location. Making a shave horse. Used to hold spindles or staves while they are being shaped with a drawknife or spokeshave. Part 1. Making a shave horse. Part 2. How to build an old-time shaving horse. Relief carving in a different light. How to carve a series of recesses and protrusions to create shadows and highlights in wood. Advice on positioning the light during both carving and display. Includes advice on constructing an easel-style carver's bench. Portable carving bench to build. The basic box has retractible wheels on one end, a table-top vise to hold work and a drawer for tool storage. High-low carver's bench is made from the base of a discarded barber chair and topped with an iron frame and tabletop. How to make a 10 pin bowling ball carving stand especially for carving decoys. The work piece mounting plate is securely attached to the bowling ball which can be rotated and pivoted to almost any position. Includes an attached seat. How to construct a power-arm clamp (work positioner) for wood carving from a trailer hitch and ball. Homemade carver's screw. An adjustable carving station that's easy on the back is based on the ergonomic "kneeling chair" concept. Special portable carving block for use when doing rooster branch carving. It clamps around your thigh with a leather belt. Using cloth bags filled with clean cat litter (or sand) to safely support delicate work pieces during woodcarving. Convert a pipe clamp into a table vise used to support woodcarving projects. Photos shows an "X" or "T" arrangement of two pipe clamps to provide a four-way carving clamp. Tip on using an octagon-shaped sub-base to allow clamping of a carving block in a vise. Carver's portable tool case with work surface is suitable for lap or bench-top use. Improved bench hook is used when relief carving. Simple lapboard for carving. Free-standing relief carver's bench (28"x50"x40" high) has a front-mounted vise and three rows of bench-dog holes across the bench top opposite the vise. Small workbench. This 42" tall bench has a small top surface (12"x12" up to 16"x18") and is ideally suited to carving. Holding the work. How to make a shaving horse and low workbench, both of which are used in shaping green, split wood for cane bottom chairs. Excerpted from the book "How to make a chair from a tree". Diagram of a dumbhead horse (shaving horse) that will take any length of work and provide the maximum holding power when shaving chair work, handles, or splints. Woodcarving table features a rope clamp which is held secure with your foot. A Chinese invention, it makes movement of the work piece quick and easy. Details of the traditional English carver's vise known as a "chops". Carver's stand uses an old bowling ball as a "universal joint". Alternative to the traditional shaving horse uses a pipe clamp to hold the work. Design for a portable carving bench. Includes electrical outlets for tools, a lamp, tool storage, and a work-holding device. Two designs for a dumbhead shaving horse. Plans for a Swiss shaving horse. A patternmaker's carving tips, plus a portable carving kit for whittling wherever you are. Includes a diagram for a carving bench for larger carvings. Includes tips on carving miniature decoys. Woodcarvers clamping system adapts to your existing workbench. Designed to secure odd-shaped items while allowing tipping and rotating of the work piece. Two benches for woodcarving. (1) Combination carving bench and shaving horse. Features a foot-operated clamp to hold round stock. (2) Articulated sculptor's bench tilts from horizontal to vertical. Tip: Use "hanger bolts" in place of more expensive "bench screws" to secure carving blanks. "Poor man's power arm" is useful for carvers and sculptors because it lets you swivel and lock a work piece at any convenient angle. Built around an old trailer ball. Simple homemade vise adapter allows the work piece to be set at any angle for wood sculpting and decoy making. Standing shaving horse utilizes a pipe-clamp head for adjusting jaw opening. Design for a large, sturdy adjustable mount to hold woodcarvings at odd angles. Clamping pressure is provided by air-activated jaws. Swivel-type work holder is made from a trailer-hitch ball and some hardwood scraps. Shaving horse is designed with efficiency and ergonomics in mind. Features a padded adjustable seat and an adjustable (ratcheting) lower jaw. How to build and use a shaving horse. Stitching jaw extension. Increase the throat depth of a stitching horse with this accessory. Custom-built stitching horse is attached to the seat of a sturdy shop stool. Holddown for carving of flat work pieces. How to add an apron to a lap tray for carving in a living room. A broomstick collet holds small carvings. Clamping pressure is supplied with a hose clamp. Diagram illustrates a rope hold-down that is kept tight with your foot during the carving process. Combine a "Quick-Grip" bar clamp with a multi-position vise to hold work piece while carving. Jig for holding medium to large relief carvings while working on them. Relief carving work holder uses wedges to secure the work piece inside a frame. It also features notches to securely hold carving tools while they are not being used. Make temporary carver's chops to hold a large carving. Made from 4"x4" stock, a length of threaded rod, and some nuts. Used in conjunction with a Workmate. Build a vertical leg-vise for strong, firm holding of carving work. The vise attaches to an existing workbench. Tip on securely holding a carved half-log (sawn surface upright) while woodcarving. The general use and a comparison of three different makes of woodcarver's screws. Shop-built carvers' screw is made by welding a large wood screw to a long bolt and adding a tightening nut. Get a grip. A guide to the basics of workholders, cutting tools, and sharpening stones. Tip shows how to make a lap-top carving board from an old breadboard, an old leather belt and screws. Tips on two clamping aids for carving. Wooden bar extends the adaptability of a "Record" carver's clamp. Tip shows how to make a device that fits in Workmate vise jaws and holds the work piece at many angles with stability. Test report assesses the Atlas workholding clamp from RTF Design Ltd. Tip shows how to make a raised bench for carving that sits on top of a regular workbench. Superbowl. Making a ball and socket workholder that uses an old bowling ball. Tip describes how to make a hefty gallows stand for holding decoy and figure carvings. Test report on the Multi-form mini workholder from RTF Designs. An adjustable work table designed by a carver with a bad back. Height is adjustable from 17" to 32" off the floor. The rear of the table top can be elevated for a slanted work surface. Some cheap but effective workholders for carving. Elbow-height table has three splayed legs, a circular top and a middle shelf with holes for gouges and chisels. Also describes how to make a bench screw and workholder. Tip describes how to make a workholder out of an old Dryad wooden bookbinding press. Portable relief carving work center. Wood blocks, secured in slots with wing nuts and washers, can be adjusted to secure boards of various sizes. Sketch shows a shop-made workholder which can be rotated both horizontally and vertically and holds large carving blocks without movement. Tips on how to hold wood securely in a vise or clamp without marking it. Handy workholder secures a work piece to the top of a post by means of a slotted block that screws to the underside of the carving block. The rebated slot takes a bolt which is tightened to the post. Tip on using dowel screws or hanger bolts in place of carver's screws (which can be expensive or too bulky for some jobs). How to make a traditional carvers' post-and-bracket workholder. A sturdy wooden post running from floor to ceiling is fitted with an adjustable wooden bracket to which the work piece is securely bolted. Recommendation from a professional sculptor on the height of a carvers' bench and the correct way to hold a carving chisel. Tip on fabricating a carvers' screw (for workholding) from a threaded rod. Cleat table. A carving plate (a bench stop or hook with notched cleats on two sides) is designed to protect a table or bench from damage while doing woodcarving. Technique for supporting the bottom of odd-shaped work pieces being clamped in a vise so that the clamping pressure can be minimized. Make three useful carving stands for your workshop. (1) Sturdy bench with a 2" thick top (36"x24") which tilts from horizontal to nearly vertical. (2) Adjustable stand for carving small reliefs in a more vertical position uses a "deckchair" style of adjusting mechanism. (3) Platform stand is bolted or clamped to a bench surface. The carving platform or table raises and lowers and rotates 360-degrees. Carving clamp for odd-shaped pieces is easy to construct and allows the work piece to rotate. Tip on using plumbing pipe insulation to protect a carving from the exposed threaded rod in a Scopas Chops carver's vise. Homemade carving screw which can be inserted with a wrench is made from a length of 3/8" threaded rod. Carving horse made from scrap wood. Some ideas. Simple carving post made from scrap wood is octagonal in shape and clamps in vise in a variety of positions. Tip on using a right-angled tri-square for holding wood when carving on the bench. Simple wooden cradle holds supports round work pieces (log, cylinder, ...) while carving. Device for securing an ordinary carving clamp in a workbench vise allows the clamp to be easily rotated through 360-degrees. Tilting and swiveling work surface uses toggle clamps to hold wood for relief carvings. Tip on making a plaster mold to hold thin, delicate pieces of wood (such as a violin profile) securely while carving. Carving clamp made from a steel tube fitted with flanged steel blocks with brass collets. Cam and dowels form the basis of a quick-release clamp to hold carving work pieces. Tip on making a carving clamp from an old camera tripod. Heavy-duty height-adjustable clamp made from metal bar stock. Tip on supporting round work pieces for carving by resting them on plastic bags filled with sand. Make a special clamping jig resembling a carver's "cradle" to hold irregular shapes while sanding. Peg clamp serves as a simple alternative to a shaving horse. Constructing a twin-arm shaving horse. Carving in comfort. Carvers aid (clamp, jig, arm, ...) rotates 360-degrees on both axes and is quickly and easily locked in any positon. One end clamps to the bench and the other holds the carving being worked. Carving all the way round. Three styles of clamps to hold work pieces while doing three-dimensional carving. Built a unique carving horse which features a sliding seat and knock-down construction. Carving block holding device features a pivoting head. Portable carving bench fits in a workbench vise and will take mallet blows without vibration. Adjustable carving stand is easily rotated. Relief carving of a tawny owl. Includes the design for a knock-down work table used in doing relief carving. Turner's holdfast. Tip on attaching a lathe chuck to an adjustable carver's clamp so that a lathe-turned wooden bowl may be carved prior to removing it from the chuck. Development of the woodworking vise. Looks at various style vises, including the shave horse, leg vise, and parallel action vise. Reproduction of a shaving horse from the Hancock (MA) Shaker Village Museum. Green woodworking with kids. How to construct a shave horse and make a simple footstool from wet wood freshly split from a log. Wood carver's fixture (vise) holds work at any angle. Whittling box. A lapbox with an open grid work top collects wood chips and sanding dust. | |||||||||
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