The drawknife and spoke shave do the heavy lifting in post and rung chair building. In this demo, Shea will cover how to use both of these tools effectively, talking through blade geometry, bevel up versus bevel down, flat-bottomed versus curved bottom, and more. Shea will go over using a shave horse (the bench vise of a chair maker), proper tool grip, posture, and using these tools to shape a chair leg from square to round.

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