Shaving horse

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A shaving horse (also shave horse, shaving bench, or schnitzelbank) is a combination of vice and workbench, used for green woodworking. Typical usage of the shaving horse is to create a round profile along a square piece, such as for a chair leg or to prepare a workpiece for the pole lathe.

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