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Spoke Shaves - blade height

10/27/04, 2:17 AM #1

David Lykins - Marietta GA - guitardude
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Spoke Shaves - blade height

David Lykins - Marietta GA - guitardude

>I've got four spoke shaves that I use quite a bit in guitarbuilding, and have wondered if there is a good method to setting the blade height for maximum cutting & control, with out chattering. The Klunz (green) convex spoke shave is awesome for carving the back of the neck when building a guitar, so I use it the most.

I've got the convex and concave Klunz (green) spoke shaves, and the two Record (blue) straight and curved bottom spoke shaves.

Oh, I lied, I've got seven spoke shaves, I also have a set of the brass miniurature spoke shaves, one flat bottom, one curved bottom and one convex bottom. They actually come in quite handy sometimes.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Re: Spoke Shaves - blade height

10/27/04, 11:02 AM #2

David Miller
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David Miller from Iowa

>For the manual advance (i.e., no cutter advance crews), you just have to fiddle with it. I snug them up so they don't move by themselves but still can be moved, hold them up to to the light and set them just proud of the sole, then tighten. I wouldn't try to go for a maximum cut, keep the shavings thin and you have a lot more control.

Good luck, David

Re: Spoke Shaves - blade height

10/27/04, 6:14 PM #3

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>the evil green monsters. Who would of thunkz.

Can't say too much about the convex one you just have to fuss with it to get it right. I use the old table top method of adjusting flat and round bodied shaves. Place the mouth of the shave on a flat surface and let the blade hit it, then tighten the blade. Now it should be a matter of pitching the shave to get a good controlled shaving thick or thin. Also some like to cock the blade in the shave to take a thick shaving on one side and a thin one on the other.

Re: Spoke Shaves - blade height

10/27/04, 10:02 PM #4

Alan Hamilton
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Alan Hamilton

>David,

You actually got the green monsters to work? On real, honest to goodness wood??

You're a better man than I.

As a service to the world at large I think you need to tell us how you did it. Your name will be eshrined in the pantheon of tool icons forever.

Alan

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