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I went looking for a "convex spokeshave" today and was met with blank stares from everyone! Everyone kept asking me what it was for ....one person asked why I just didn't use a file!

Grizzly has one for just $12.95...that's a pretty good price....
Philip

Creamcracker wrote:I went looking for a "convex spokeshave" today and was met with blank stares from everyone! Everyone kept asking me what it was for ....one person asked why I just didn't use a file!

Grizzly has one for just $12.95...that's a pretty good price....
Philip

What are you going to use it on? Just curious.

NightCap wrote:

Creamcracker wrote:I went looking for a "convex spokeshave" today and was met with blank stares from everyone! Everyone kept asking me what it was for ....one person asked why I just didn't use a file!

Grizzly has one for just $12.95...that's a pretty good price....
Philip

What are you going to use it on? Just curious.

The inside curve of the hatch ribs....

Try Highland Woodworking: http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=801

I have purchased from them over the internet and have been real satisfied.

Creamcracker wrote:

NightCap wrote:

Creamcracker wrote:I went looking for a "convex spokeshave" today and was met with blank stares from everyone! Everyone kept asking me what it was for ....one person asked why I just didn't use a file!

Grizzly has one for just $12.95...that's a pretty good price....
Philip

What are you going to use it on? Just curious.

The inside curve of the hatch ribs....

That makes sense. Bet it looks good when done.

Why don't you just use a file? Doug

doug hodder wrote:Why don't you just use a file? Doug

doug hodder wrote:Why don't you just use a file? Doug

Ok I will......and I'll put all the useless suggestions in it
Philip

Creamcracker wrote:

doug hodder wrote:Why don't you just use a file? Doug

Ok I will......and I'll put all the useless suggestions in it
Philip

Nice come back. I think I have an antique spoke shave around here. I'll have to try and find it and see how it works.

Interesting tool. I had to look it up on the 'ol google.

I could make you one but I fear it would cost far more than $12.95

I guess I'm more of a Tim Allen arh arh arh kind of guy. Jig saw or band saw and the 20,000 rpm router -- vaporize the wood!

Handy to have tool. I used mine when making the fore-aft "spars" to go along side the vent.

Headliner was already in. Just plopped a straight 1X piece in location, scribed to the profile of the headliner with a drafting compass. Bandsawed close the the line, cleaned 'er up in about 10 seconds/piece with the spokeshave. Perfect fit.

The new cheap ones will work but will be a little rough. Best to pick one up at an antique store or sale for $5 or so. It'll be all broken in. You will need to learn how to properly sharpen if you don't already know how. This is a tool that needs to be truly sharp to work.

Eric

It's heresy to say it, but one of the most useful woodworking tools is a small (ideally 4", not 4.5") angle grinder with a sanding cup and sanding discs. It can do most things that a spokeshave can do, though without the precision, but with greater speed. It comes to mind because I used to work for a master builder of wood racing boats, who insisted the correct name for this tool was the 'electric spokeshave'.

Andrew

Woodcraft and Rockler both have them. My biased opinion (I am a former employee of Woodcraft) is go with Woodcraft, always pleasant to deal with.

I do have to agree with the previous posts though, why work those muscles with a handtool when you can "vaporize" wood with a power tool. Save the muscles for lifting the beverage.

I have one of those puppies. I don't find it very useful, frankly, because it's hard to control. Now if you're into old-fangled ways, a compass plane is the tool of choice. Even that will struggle if your spars are plywood. I recommend a belt sander. That little Porter Cable that looks like a toy is great. Use the nose of the sander on inside curves.