Recently a Clifton #500 convex sole spokeshave was purchased from another member via the SMC Classifieds. Upon arrival and inspection it looked like it had not been used. It may have taken a few shavings, cleaned and returned to its box.
Today a little time was spent on some tuning. First here it is:
Clifton #500 Shave.jpg
And disassembled:
Clifton #500 Disassembled.jpg
The threads on the cap screw are 1/4-20. Not sure if this was changed after England went metric in the late 1960s.
The shave chattered a bit. Holding the shave up to the light showed light under the center of the blade almost all the way to the edges. The high points along the sides of the bed were worked on with auger files:
Clifton #500 Body and Auger Files.jpg
The blade was a little off. The left side would cut deeper than the center and right side. The design having the blade adjuster mounted in to the lever cap allows for very little lateral adjustment.
For working on spokeshave blades a holder makes life a lot easier:
Short Blade Holder.jpg
After working the high side of the blade a bit on a recently acquired Norton Washita stone then a hard Arkansas followed by a translucent Arkansas the shave is working much better:
Making Shavings.jpg
There is still a little more fettling to be done. Maybe next time there is a little free time in the shop.
jtk