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>Any thoughts on this hybrid design (called a "shaving mule")?
>http://www.countryworkshops.org/mule.html
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 Well, you got to love the gizmosity of that rack n pinion adjust. Way
 cool even if it's not exactly instantly constructable. I wonder if you
 could turn that around and make your dumbhead move like that? Just a
 thought. Once again, I'm not thrilled with the ladder design. Notice
 the skinny stick being clamped for the photo? Try to clean up a chair
 seat with it! Plus, ladder types tend to be "racky" unless you get the
 work centered just right under the bar. Centered is fine for some
 stuff, but I find I'm always dangling something over the edge to work
 on the sides and actually, the closer you can work to the head the
 better and the shorter your head, well, it gets you in there. Many
 shave horses are really built as single purpose tools. Shingle horses
 or chair makers horses, etc and the designs have been worked out for
 just that. Personally, I don't have that kind of attention span 8^) so
 mine is made for most whatever I want to throw at it. My simple
 drawing aside, actually my dumbhead is wider than the picture shows
 across the very front. More of a hammerhead, dumbhead so it bites
 almost out to the edges of the table, which is a bit narrower than
 shown. yours, Scott

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