Spokeshaves
| Wood: | Hard Maple |
| Overall Length: | 9" |
| Blade Length: | 2.75" |
While the traditional spokeshave shape
is attractive, it is time consuming to make, and not particularly ergonomic.
Past students will remember being encouraged not to grip the handles of
their spokeshaves with their fists, but to use their fingertips to hold the
tool nearer to the centre.
The
new design, made at The Windsor Workshop, encourages this approach by
eliminating the distinct handles, making it easier to pull and push using
the fingertips. The tool has a Ron Hock (A2 steel) blade with threaded
posts, which can be tightened with the knurled brass knobs on top of the
tool.
For adjustment there are two grub screws
which are accessible adjacent to the brass knobs, which can be adjusted in
and out with an Allen key. The blade is pulled up onto the grub screw with
the brass knobs.
This is a superior tool that will give just as good results on end-grain elm, as on green oak. If you wish to try one, see me at a show (or come on a course!).
Shavings, as with the travisher, are
expelled through a slot in the top of the tool, leaving the back entire, and
comfortable for the fingers when pushing and pulling.
The
tool is made with a great depth of adjustment, allowing for the nose (in
front of the blade) to be planed flat (or round) many times over its life.
The hard maple wears very well and I have to adjust the nose perhaps twice a
year, and that is on tools being used hard every week.
Price: £54.50 (incl. vat) plus £4.00 p&p
| Wood: | Hard Maple |
| Overall Length: | 7.5" |
| Blade Length: | 1.5" |
Based on the same general design as the Medium Spokeshave, this little tool can do almost everything its larger brother can, but it excels at taking fine cuts to create accurate shapes.
The Ron Hock blade is micro-adjustable with an Allen key, and there is no need to remove the blade as in some shaves.
The tool is made with almost 1/4" of depth adjustment. This means that the nose can be planed flat many times before running out of adjustment. This should only be an occasional operation as the hard maple is very hard-wearing. even with very hard use, the tool will last for many years.
Price: £44.50 plus £2.50 p&p
