Small Curved Sole Spoke Shave
This gidgee curved sole Spoke Shave has a 10mm radius (3/8") and is 235 long x 12mm wide x 12mm high. Weighs 90 grams and has a 19mm wide x 1.2mm thick x 25mm long Tool Steel (TS) blade hardened to Rc 62-64 OR a High Speed Steel (HSS) blade hardened to Rc 62. The HSS is ideal if you plan to reverse the blade to bevel up and use it as a scraper on hard timber.
The plane (when used with the blade bevel down) has a 60 degrees blade pitch for planing and by reversing the blade to (bevel up) it will perform as a scraper for use of hard cranky woods.
Used for shaping and fine finishing of very tight inside curves that you find in Lutherie and furniture making. It can also be used for flats and outside curves or a combination thereof.
AustraliaExcellent tool
This spokeshave is a delight to use. I find it easy to set for a fine cut and very intuitive to use. It gives a high quality finished cut once you get the hang of it (which doesn’t take long). It’s also a beautiful piece of industrial design. Well done to the designers and makers!
HNT Gordon & Co.
Thanks for your review David and we're pleased your making good use of your spoke shave. We reckon these are amongst he most addictive tools. It's so tempting to just keep going!!
New ZealandQuality tools always pay off
I had never used a round bottom spokeshave before and I was worried that the learning curve would have been a steep one. I decided to invest in a good quality tool so I knew I had only to concentrate on my skills and not blame the tool. I was surprised to see how quickly I was up and running, using it to shape the frames of my ship model. Definitely a keeper.
United StatesGreat tool
Tool worked great out of the box, was to set even without manual adjusters. The technique takes a little getting used to, but once you get it youbwill be rewarded.
South Korea
CanadaVery compact and delicate while having strength and heft! Lovely fit and finish and just the right size for cleaning up really tight curves.