What is a round bottom spokeshave?
Description. Spokeshaves offer smooth plane-like finishes and can be used on a variety of straight, flat and curved, concave and convex surfaces. Ideal for furniture makers and wood carvers. Round bottom style is especially useful for inside curves. Easy to adjust.
What are the different types of spoke shave?
A: There are four types of spokeshaves. The flat spokeshave, round spokeshave, concave spokeshave and convex spokeshave. The flat spokeshave is the most frequently used and the most versatile.
What is a curved spokeshave for?
This Small Curved Spokeshave is used for shaping and fine finishing of very tight inside curves found in Lutherie and fine furniture making. It can also be used for flats and outside curves or any combination thereof.
What is the difference between flat and round spokeshave?
The flat spokeshave is primarily used for chamfering and cutting convex shapes in wood whereas the round spokeshave is used for cutting concave shapes.
How do you sharpen a curved spokeshave?
Place the blade bevel side down on the sharpening tool and then tilt it forward on the heel until the bevel is flat on the tool. Keeping firm pressure on the bevel and the angle steady, move the blade around the sharpening tool in a comfortable motion. Repeat on finer grains until the blade is shiny and smooth.
Is a spoke shave bevel up or down?
There essentially are two major types of spokeshaves: those where the cutting bevel faces up toward the user and those where the cutting bevel faces down against the work. Historically, wooden-bodied spokeshaves have always had the bevel facing up, much like a block plane.
What angle do you sharpen spokeshave?
about 25 degrees
Most spokeshaves require a bevel angle of about 25 degrees.
What angle do you sharpen a spoke shave?
Which way does blade face in spokeshave?
To understand how these shaves differ from one another, you first need to know a bit about the mechanics of this type of tool. There essentially are two major types of spokeshaves: those where the cutting bevel faces up toward the user and those where the cutting bevel faces down against the work.
What angle should a spokeshave blade be sharpened to?
Sharpening the bevel Most spokeshave blades have a bevel of around 25° – it is important that you try to keep it at as close to this angle as possible. Place the blade bevel side down on the sharpening tool and then tilt it forward on the heel until the bevel is flat on the tool.
Are spokeshave bevel up or down?
How do you set up a spoke shave?
Steps in Setting Up a Spokeshave
- Remove the blade from the sole carefully.
- Sharpen the blade with the use of a guide, two grit oil stones, a leather strop, and a bench hook.
- To sharpen the blade, put an ultra-keen edge on it.
- Set the cutting iron depth using two adjusters, to lower or retract the blade for alignment.