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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 22, 2014 10:48:26 GMT -5
Just what Dub said. I see spoke shaves in junk stores and antique stores all the time. I never bought one, because I don't know what I'd do with it. The video shows what can be done with a spoke shave. Still don't know what I'd do with one. (Being lazy, and all.)
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Post by Village Idiot on Oct 22, 2014 10:50:07 GMT -5
Just what Dub said. I see spoke shaves in junk stores and antique stores all the time. I never bought one, because I don't know what I'd do with it. I know what it's for, I just don't know what I'd personally do with it.
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Post by Dub on Oct 22, 2014 10:52:00 GMT -5
To get a (much) better idea how spokeshaves and draw knives are used, find some old episodes of "The Woodwright's Shop."
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 22, 2014 10:52:29 GMT -5
I know what it's for, I just don't know what I'd personally do with it. Make new spokes for all of your wagon wheels?
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Post by RickW on Oct 22, 2014 10:56:18 GMT -5
Places like Lee Valley Tools are making a killing on this stuff, selling very nice product, because the average person doesn't want them anymore. Unless you're into as a hobby, the folks trying to fix something around the house are pretty happy with the way the dremel rips through material quickly.
When I shaped my strat body/neck years ago, it was with a rasping drum on an electric drill, then a rasp. Worked well.
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Post by Doug on Oct 22, 2014 11:11:16 GMT -5
I fine the rasping drums on a drill are too hard to control. When I use them I chuck them up in the drill press and move the material.
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Post by fauxmaha on Oct 22, 2014 11:12:46 GMT -5
Steve's got a CNC machine. Just sayin...
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 22, 2014 11:24:45 GMT -5
What I'm finding is that the era of hand tools is over I have a hammer. I hammer in the morning, I hammer in the evening. I use it for everything, except it's not so good with screws. I'd try the screwdriver, but I'm usually using that for chiseling and prying, so it doesn't fit screw slots very well any more.
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Post by fauxmaha on Oct 22, 2014 11:37:48 GMT -5
One way or another, a hammer will solve any problem.
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Post by millring on Oct 22, 2014 11:41:13 GMT -5
spokeshave
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 22, 2014 11:54:41 GMT -5
Bespoke shave.
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Post by Dub on Oct 22, 2014 12:15:46 GMT -5
Spokeshave
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Post by Greg B on Oct 22, 2014 12:31:38 GMT -5
Get yourself One Of These It's a spokeshave kit with a Ron Hock blade. I bought just the blade and made my own handle. It's amazing. The steel holds an edge forever.
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Post by Dub on Oct 22, 2014 13:13:52 GMT -5
Get yourself One Of These It's a spokeshave kit with a Ron Hock blade. I bought just the blade and made my own handle. It's amazing. The steel holds an edge forever. That looks nice, Greg. The kit is about four times as much money as the antique wooden ones run around here but the blade (without those vertical tangs) looks easier to sharpen.
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Post by Greg B on Oct 22, 2014 14:46:02 GMT -5
That looks nice, Greg. The kit is about four times as much money as the antique wooden ones run around here but the blade (without those vertical tangs) looks easier to sharpen. I have the blade with the vertical post. I have a water stone who's width is perfect for sharpening that side of the blade so sharpening really isn't a problem. Also, I only bought the blade and made my own handle. I saved $45 that way. There's enough scrap wood around my shop that I had no problem finding the right piece. Mine is curly maple with an ebony insert. Ron Hock blades are amazing. I have one in my 1917 #7 Baily joiner plane. Now there's a nice piece of big steel.
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Post by Tamarack on Oct 22, 2014 20:30:18 GMT -5
I once had the experience at Home Depot (or similar big box) of seeking a plug cutter, to cut edge-grain plugs to cover screws on furniture projects. After explaining three times what a plug cutter was and what it was used for, I was advised to just cover the screws with putty.
Over 30+ years I have acquired hand tools here, there, and everywhere. It has been at least 10 years, but I have had good luck acquiring planes and spokeshaves on eBay -- just requires some patience in bidding, and letting several tools pass before winning a bid at the price I was willing to pay. Not collectors' items, but solid, useable tools with some history. Everyone knows that a Stanley/Bailey plane with rosewood handles and brass fittings has more mojo than a garden-variety tool.
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Post by Village Idiot on Oct 22, 2014 22:23:19 GMT -5
What I'm finding is that the era of hand tools is over I have a hammer. I hammer in the morning, I hammer in the evening. I use it for everything, except it's not so good with screws. I'd try the screwdriver, but I'm usually using that for chiseling and prying, so it doesn't fit screw slots very well any more. Prying includes opening paint can lids, right?
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Post by Marshall on Oct 23, 2014 8:00:11 GMT -5
. . . , I know what it's for, I just don't know what I'd personally do with it. Shave a spoke ! Duh !
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