On the hunt for a tool!

[Creamcracker]

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

[NightCap]

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.

[Creamcracker]

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....

[aggie79]

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.

[NightCap]

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.

[doug hodder]

Why don't you just use a file? Doug

[NightCap]

Why don't you just use a file? Doug

[Creamcracker]

Why don't you just use a file? Doug

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

[NightCap]

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.

[MidTNJasonF]

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

[kennyrayandersen]

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!

[Rock]

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

[angib]

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

[RichAFix]

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.

[wannabefree]

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.