New: Plans include a full size shave horse and a Kid’s shave horse

Build the Lefkowitz Shave horse

Fully illustrated, 92 page manual describes in detail how to make a low cost, easy to build shave horse

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• 92 pages with 229 illustrations

• Takes you step-by-step through the process of building the shave horse

• The full size shave horse can be built from a single piece of 2 x 12 x 12 construction lumber (Southern yellow pine preferred if available) and off-the-shelf hardware.

• The kid’s shave horse can be built from a single piece of 2 x 8 x 12 construction lumber and off-the-shelf hardware

• The shave horse can be made entirely with hand tools, or with a combination of hand tools and machine tools

• Four large format files are included that have scaled drawings of every part and full size templates

• The PDF file for the shave horse manual can be viewed on a tablet or computer and internal links make it easy to find the information you are looking for

• The PDF file can also be printed to letter size pages and is formatted to fit in a 3-ring binder for easy reference in the shop

A selection of material kits for the shave horse featuring premium Southern yellow pine are available from Alexander Brothers. They include a kit with lumber + hardware and leather, a kit with all pre-cut parts + hardware and leather, a hardware pack, and a leather parts pack.

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To pay click “Pay what you can”

The manual and full size plans have a value of $35. If you are able, please pay that amount. If you can’t afford that amount, I still want you to be able to build the shave horse, so pay whatever you can.