Hello, All
The question is: how do you fix (secure, hold) long, sinuous workpieces at eye level (more or less) so that you can fair the edges with spokeshaves?
I am making a chair, and some of the pieces are long-ish (up to 48") and sinuous. I traced outlines of the longest ones, and cut them freehand on a band saw. I did not make templates for them. Now it is time to fair the edges. If I had templates I might just go ahead and use a bearing-guided bit on a router table. But I would actually prefer to fair the edges with spokeshaves. I can put them in my face vise, but I would have to work bent over at almost 90 deg. I have come up with a Rube Goldberg vise that I will be glad to share, but I would rather hear from anyone who has already solved this problem.
Doug