Veritas Spokeshave

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John K in Hastings, MN

>I don't think there is a prettier domestic than cherry burl.

John

wood suggestion

bill tindall

>Unless you have better success than I making something just right the first time, I would suggest making the wood part from something cheap and easy to shape. Diddle with the shaping until it feels right and when you get it just right then make another "finished" piece. These things are easy to make and fit, so you won't have wasted much time on a "practice" piece. When sharp they sure work nice on end, or near-end, grain. If the practice piece works out well, buy another iron for it and sharpen one of them to a higher angle for doing flatter grain. The low angle iron can split out long splinters when the grain is running parallel to the knife travel.

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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Someone posted a picture of a spokeshave, either here or on the old Badger Pond, that was made of quilted maple. It was a thing of beauty.

Maybe someone has a pic around?

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Dennis

>Read the directions very carefully,it is a great kit and i agree with Bill,make a practice one first. I hope to have mine done soon, just need to shape the handles. I used bubinga but just about any good hard wood will work.

Dennis,who not going anywhere this morning till it warms up.

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Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>I put one of those together a couple weekends ago. I used a piece of birdseye maple I had that happened to be just the right size (I snarfed it from Norm Vandal's scrap bin maybe 18 years ago. Pack rat? Me?).

I love the shave. It is much easier to adjust than the kind that require taking the blade all the way out, tweaking the depth of cut screws, and replacing the blade. Many people will tell you that doing that much is no bother, takes only minutes, etc.- but I find the ability to adjust a shave on the fly in seconds is a major feature. Its almost even better than owning several shaves all set in different geometries, IMHO. (No harm in owning several shaves, though.)

Greg

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Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>I forgot to say this in my first post:

I'm in the "go for it" camp. It will take a few hours to make the shave in a practice wood, you might just as well invest that time making a shave you like to look at as well. We're not talking about a huge hunk of timber here, the time is the major investment.

I have no drill press, and little patience for fussing. So I predict that if I can make a nifty shave from the kit, most of the rest of you on this forum can as well.

Greg

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joel

>With traditional wooden shaves you just need to use the setscrews to set the minimum thickness. When you want a thicker shaving you just loosen the brass topscrews about 1/8 or so of a turn (depending on the thickness you need) NO need to take out the blade and adjust the setscrews. The thicker shaving will force the blade out and you get the thicker shaving. The best part is you can do this with one hand while you are using the shave. I do this routinely - starting thick and then doing to thin shavings as I progress to my final shape.

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Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT

>Thanks Joel,

I've noticed that behavior when the knurled nuts loosen up, but I never considered it a good thing! A mini paradigm shift, and it isn't the new year yet... I'll have to give this technique a try.

Greg

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Dave Anderson Chester, NH

>That was posted by Raymond Wendryczki. I've seen the actual shave and it is even better than the pictures.

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Dave Anderson Chester, NH

>I built one several months ago and it isn't very difficult if you pay attention to the directions carefully. Since it has a brass plate on the sole, you can use almost any wood that strikes your fancy without having to worry about wearing oout the shave.