Large Flat Sole Spoke Shave - Orange Boxwood

Orange Boxwood (also known as Jasminum mesnyi or sometimes referring to Glycosmis pentaphylla or exotic Buxus with orange heartwood) is a dense, fine-grained hardwood with a light orange to golden-brown hue that deepens with age. It polishes to a smooth, lustrous finish and is prized for its stability, hardness, and crisp detailing—making it ideal for tool handles, inlay, and carving. Similar in working qualities to true European Boxwood but with a warmer tone.

This Flat sole Spoke Shave is 280mm long x 25 mm wide x 22 mm high. Weighs 0.5 Kg and has a 45mm wide x 1.6mm thick x 34mm 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.

It has a 55 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. The mouth is protected by a brass sole.

Used for fine finishing of outside curve work or profiling straight pieces of wood into ovals, rounds etc. such as a spoke. HS Code: 8205.30