A Spokeshave Odyssey

I started making chairs in 1982. I didn’t have many tools then and little room to keep them in my 60-square-foot shop. So, I needed to get the most from every tool I had. After spending far too much time trying to get my Kuntz spokeshave to do what I thought a spokeshave should be able to do, I decided to make one from scratch.  That first effort did not go well, but I kept at it and eventually got a shave I was happy with.  The experiments I went through to understand spokeshave design led me through a 40-year exploration of spokeshave design that continues to reveal new ideas. I thought you might find the story of this odyssey interesting, so I put together a video presentation for you. 

I hope you enjoy it and share it.

Brian

You can also read an article I wrote in October 2002 for Fine Woodworking on how to tune up a Record spokeshave. This is for FWW members only, but here’s the link: http://8jiacai.com/soup-up-your-spokeshave.html

The spokeshaves are available at Lie Nielsen Tools https://www.lie-nielsen.com/products/1-sp-boggs-con-boggs-spokeshaves