Watching you work with mostly antique tools is really a thing of beauty. That's how we've been doing it for centuries and it's becoming a lost art.

I enjoyed watching this. I am a staff volunteer at a frontier fort in Missouri. I like learning the old skills. I’ve had a little bit of experience creating things, but this was awesome to watch. It used to be that a man could enter the wilderness with just a few basic tools and create what he needed from nature. Seeing it done step-by-step was fantastic.

Best one yet Dan your skill set is off the chain you took a raw material and made a truly useful item. To me this is bushcraft at its truest forum. This is not some gimmick skill , survival is when it s when all else has failed what you showed was when it all lines up. I could write more but bottom line my new favorite video you crashed it man.

Some of the best videos can be or are done without a word spoken. Eyeballin' to make it fit, make it work. Excellent video.

My grandfather had one. One of his favorite things to make was hickory ice fishing rods. Thank you for the how-to. Stay safe and stay warm

Ingenious! Amazing what can be accomplished with a few good tools. Excellent example of using resources that dear Mother Nature provides. 👍

Grandfather referred to this as a bodgers bench....... so many uses and to my knowledge was never commercially made.... excellent demo!

Something soothing about how this guy works wood...

Right on, brother. Been looking for this, exactly, for awhile. Seen horses like yours, and seen plans for “fancier” ones out of dimensional lumber w/hardware, but this is what i’ve had in mind and watching your process will definitely make the project smoother. Thanks for taking the trouble to share it.

Enjoyed your use of old school tools to create old school tools. The format fit the project well too.

I think you’re my favorite channel ever. Why? Because it almost feels like being with my Daddy again. I loved tagging along with him to the work bench in the basement, The bbq in the yard, fishing or the garage. I was a Tom boy to the max. He’s been gone for a while now, but you kinda make me feel like what I wanted him to do…. Equip me for outdoor living.

Just goes to show that you can do anything with the right tools... and you don't always need many!

I freakin’ love this vid. No dialogue, Dan’s rocking the Pennsylvania plaid flannel... it’s like a classic “This Old House” construction montage.

Hey Dan, a small tip for convenience sake is to add a bit of weight to the foot release and fixing it a bit more rigidly so it slightly releases the workpiece automatically when you release tension on it.

Really big thanks for sharing this...!! Now you given me some work in my log cabin 😃👍🏼👍🏼👊🏼

Very well done. Nothing more satisfying then when you split down wood to make your own board to construct with. And it doesn't splinter off or break because of a hidden knot. Good feelings.

4:36 I bet he's saying "sure do wish I had a shave horse right now"

Pretty cool build. Old school is the right tools

Good day there Dan. First off I lover your channel, interesting topics, good advice great skills all taught well with a great sense of humour. Now that red wedge needs its head ground down. Those peened over edges are dangerous. They have sharp edges and can cut. They can break off when being hit with a hammer and fly off and hit/ stick you. I learned this the hard way when I was about 10, like 59 years ago. I was splitting wood and one flew off and stuck into my knuckle of my thumb. It still has the scar and a small lump. Keep them coming and I’ll keep watching my friend. From Newfoundland Canada

Old school hand crafted’ Great too see .

A fine video of a Woodsman in the woods

Who knew Dan making his own hand hewn lumber would be an alternative to spending 12 for a 2 by 4 at the home improvement store nice work true woodsman

You had a good teacher and a good work ethic sir.

With this nice shaving horse, as it would be translated literally in South Germany, you are now able to make fine sticks. And shingles.

Dan- Nice work. Appreciated the opportunity to guess what the next component might be and how they would fit together. Thanks for sharing in the way that you did. -Carl

looking at this reminds me of that guy up in Alaska who built everything from scratch and lived alone and could do just about anything with a knife and axe and a few other tools...thx for the video

Translation: if you carry 4372 pounds of tools into the woods with you, you can make this thing. Just poking some fun mate, usually you're making stuff with really basic tools that you'd carry with you. This was cool to see.

oh how I love watching you build something like this!!! Great job!!!

This just added another project onto the list! Thanks for sharing!

Seriously awesome! I’ve been using your tips to look like a pro in front of my kids (even though I’m only a student of the bush) so thank you.

All that in only 12 minutes 39 seconds! Wow good job!😉👍👍👍

A tool to make production easier and quicker. Very nice.

Those first 2 splits were straighter than the lumber you can buy at Lowes

I liked it very much, it was fun to watch

You are a genius. Great work!

A old time spokeshave bench - nice !

I made my first shaving horse from ash, completely with hand tools. I used dry sassafras poles for the legs, so that the ash would shrink around the dry legs. I'll end up with around 6, all of different designs. Putting 2 arms on the outside of the dumbhead allows you to shave wider stock like bucket staves and roof shakes. When BBC Ireland visited me, they had no idea what a shaving horse was. They had a blast shaving spindles for a bench in Virginia.

Genius Dan!

I like this channel. Name one video about bushcraft that does not depend on wood and it's ability to help you make your life easier...as it has for millions of years.

Iv always wanted to make one . Good job 👍

Thanks my brother!

Always look forward to seeing your videos. Thank you for all the great videos and knowledge

I made one last summer

Masterpiece ! Bravo !

Next: the springpole lathe?

I enjoy these videos the most. As a machinist I am sometimes unsure about what exactly you are building. But its cool to see the unwanted material removed and see a useful product emerge. Then learn just what this contraption is for. Thanks.

Amazing video but to be honest I was waiting for "Stay in the woods" at the end :)

Now that is awesome...!!!

Superbly impressive

Great video Dan !!! But when I’m in the woods I don’t shave ! 👀😂😂😂

Okay!!! That was incredible!!!

Just good old-fashioned wholesome skillZ!!

Totally and completely impressed, even a bit jealous. I have always believed if you have all the correct tools there is virtually nothing a man cannot do and achieve, even if the tools are antiquated.

great to watch so relaxing

Great video back to basics just the way I like it down to earth

Done like a true craftsman.

You're such an inspiration.. Great job & video..

I saw this in an traditional german rake making hut - and now here is a receipt how to build this. Worldspread knowledge

That's amazing! Good work!

great video, thank you. in austrian german it is called "Hoanzlbank" like a wood carving/shaving workbench. I had one time, years back at my grandpas workshop, that I worked with it and made the teeth for a rake. best wishes from austria.

Thanks for that very good video coalcracker. Loved it . Oh yeah , STAY IN THE WOODS ✋ !

No words!!! You are a true master bush crafter!! 🙏🏻👍🏻👊🏻

Thanks for the technique!!

Good job! It works perfectly...

Amazing!

That's an amazing Idea! Thanks for sharing!!

Nice work! Solves the hardest part of using a drawknife.

Hard work but very good work. Love it!

Awesome! Well done

Old school video 😁👊

Nice job! cutest little axe ever!

Great job great video!!!! Thank you...

wow...amazing...

Awesome!

Love your boots

Wow Brother ! Very cool video . Not many young men like you . I am a retired Master Craftsman and have all the tools you used to make something very useful . I would have enjoyed working with you . Keep up the good work . And try to teach others your knowledge as long as you're able . Thanks ,,,,,, Later ,,,,,

Well done!

Great work!!!

Awesome video Dan,with great tunes..especially digging' the second one...! I'm a older gal,but I learn and love outdoor wood craft. I live in town,so not really practical. But I can ' Armchair Warrior in my head along with you lol!! I do little projects though, so that helps my attitude a bit.😊 Keep that Shaved shaving,and those tools handy! Take Care!🤗 👍🏞🏕🌄🌲🌱🌳

Thanks, I have seen them used on line, Now I think I could make one. thanks to you!

So so so much enjoyed video man is a true old-fashioned Craftsman made me smile the whole time

first saw one of these watching Roy Underhill, Woodwright shop on PBS.

Roy Underhill would be proud .

That was awesome

Roy Underhill would be so proud! Super handy tool, I use mine to carve spoons. Plus the wood shavings will stoke your stove in a heartbeat. (edit) Now...having spent time reading a number of comments, my view of humans is cemented even more firmly. It's amazing the number of people trashing this video. An astonishing lack of basic wood working knowledge, basic lack of history of how humans built things. All you trolls who can do this with a C-clamp and a knife, knock yourselves out. Unbelievable. Great build, love the channel, thanks so much.

And here I used a chalk line longitudinally and nearly died in labor, love your method, just love it, ty

Well... that is cool. Nicely done!

Very cool. Great work!

very cool ! thanks for sharing .

DANG!!! GREAT selections of music!!!! I can listen all day. Oh, great video, too!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

Great music, great woodworking skills thanks for the up!

You did a great job my friend on you're shaving horse.......

Hardcore Dan. Lots of people work hard at being lazy but working hard at working hard? Long on vision, strong on values.

Love those High Water pants in the opening scene :o)

Love it. This is craftmanship. Greetings from Germany.

Awesome man.

great video.great handywork

Wow Awesome build bud great job, thx for sharing

Very cool.

Awesome stuff! And loving the tunes in this one 👍🏻👍🏻