Milling Shingles in the South East

[Bren.]

Never mind, just found one.

It's a nice looking thing, quite a different shape to mine, but looks like a good tool.

Might have to raid the kids piggy banks.

[SteveA]

yes gransfors do make a drawknife.... looks like this:

 

Also suggest using a shave horse!

[canoehead]

forget the draw knife, use a fine entry point narrow bladed axe like grunsfor brux's small forest axe, quicker, more efficient, and way more versatile, you dont need a bodgers clamp or anything, and easier to hack off larger sections you dont want or gnarly bits. also worth considering is a splitting maul. i found you could bisect the rounds pretty well with the maul, easily get 16ths, and just use the froe for the final splitting into 32nds or more depending. a heavy duty maul like grunsfor's you can pound with a club hammer is ideal. there's a lot less waste with riving out, and they are supposed to be more durable as you are not sawing thru the grain but splitting along it. but its way tiring, esp. after the first few thousand, you're gonna get rsi, esp on the wrists and elbows. one other thing, its worth making some, then try laying a batch, as it will give you a much clearer idea of what they really need to be like rather than just what you imagine they should be like, just from experience. it makes the whole process a bit more smooth rather than having to reject loads or adjust them on the roof constantly.

[woodyguy]

yes they do