u/DeJeR

I set aside several hours to work on my hickory selfbow over the weekend. My daughters had different plans. They decided half of the time that it was their turn with the draw knife.

Let's see, I lost time to invest in my hobby, but my kids are getting into it? Seems like the best possible outcome.

Note: For anyone concerned about the strength of the boards in the shave horse. First, you're absolutely right. It broke on the first use. What you see in the picture has more than twenty 3.5" lag screws running across every fracture plane like rebar. After the screws were added it withstood my full leg strength clamping down on the stave.

I set aside several hours to work on my hickory selfbow over the weekend. My daughters had different plans. They decided half of the time that it was their turn with the draw knife.

Let's see, I lost time to invest in my hobby, but my kids are getting into it? Seems like the best possible outcome.

Note: For anyone concerned about the strength of the boards in the shave horse. First, you're absolutely right. It broke on the first use. What you see in the picture has more than twenty 3.5" lag screws running across every fracture plane like rebar. After the screws were added it withstood my full leg strength clamping down on the stave.

I set aside several hours to work on my hickory selfbow over the weekend. My daughters had different plans. They decided half of the time that it was their turn....

Let's see, I lost time to invest in my hobby, but my kids are getting into it? Seems like the best possible outcome.

Note: For anyone concerned about the strength of the boards in the shave horse. First, you're absolutely right. It broke on the first use. What you see in the picture has more than twenty 3.5" lag screws running across every fracture plane like rebar. After the screws were added it withstood my full leg strength clamping down on the stave.