george wilson
09-16-2010, 8:38 PM
These 2 spoke shaves are something it would be possible to make for yourself. The one with the plane type blade is a Japanese type(unless I'm remembering wrong). It is made from Turkish boxwood. The blade is 01,and it has a thin wedge only about 1/4" thick at the thickest part. The escapement is the same as a wood plane,just smaller
It is about 9" long.
The 2nd. spoke shave is more specialized. It has double ended blades. With this shave,I am able to shave some off a piece of wood that is butted right up against another piece.
I think I invented this tool. Never saw one elsewhere. The blades are necessarily held in place with 2 screws each. It can be sharpened,but has never needed it,since it is seldom used,being a specialist application. The blades are 01. There is a little ivory shield with my brand which I made long ago in the mid 60's. The brand is cut on the end of a 3/8" brass rod,with a wooden handle to keep the heat away.
The body of this shave is Columbian boxwood,which is not a true boxwood,but still a nice,very hard wood. Not as hard as Turkish.
They are not great difficult work,but something you might want to make for your self. I was always making special little tools for this and that when I was in the Historic Area. A lot of them got left there,though.
It is about 9" long.
The 2nd. spoke shave is more specialized. It has double ended blades. With this shave,I am able to shave some off a piece of wood that is butted right up against another piece.
I think I invented this tool. Never saw one elsewhere. The blades are necessarily held in place with 2 screws each. It can be sharpened,but has never needed it,since it is seldom used,being a specialist application. The blades are 01. There is a little ivory shield with my brand which I made long ago in the mid 60's. The brand is cut on the end of a 3/8" brass rod,with a wooden handle to keep the heat away.
The body of this shave is Columbian boxwood,which is not a true boxwood,but still a nice,very hard wood. Not as hard as Turkish.
They are not great difficult work,but something you might want to make for your self. I was always making special little tools for this and that when I was in the Historic Area. A lot of them got left there,though.