I built a shaving horse a month ago (Shaving Horse) and have just started making some good use of it for shaping some cabriole legs.
Now, first off, it's not the world's sturdiest shaving horse. But one of the problems I was having is that it does not always grab hold of the leg super tight. Part of the problem is that the part I am grabbing (the leg block) is still square so it is simply flat pieces of wood clamping against each other.
I glued some strips of leather on the bottom and on the yoke (square swiveling clamp piece at the top). The top piece had not finished drying yet so I only used the bottom piece which helped a bit.
Does anyone else use leather or is there a better method.
A second, but related question deals with lateral stability. While holding the leg in the shaving bench I was moving a rasp from side-to-side in the ankle area. The leg tended to move around quite a bit, and the treadle frame also tended to twist a bit.
btw - I had to look up all those terms
So....how to I keep the piece (leg) from sliding sideways when using a rasp from side to side? Do I need to build a sturdier shaving bench? (yet another project lol)