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Shaving horse used to hold pieces of wood in place whilst being worked on. Probably used by the wheelwright in Ham, Wiltshire.
This shaving horse, a tool used to hold pieces of wood in place whilst being worked on, was probably used by the wheelwright in Ham, Wiltshire. The foot pedal is used to hold the wood in place, enabling the worker's hands to be left free to use another tool, generally a drawknife.

1 shaving horse: wood