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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

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The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

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After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
 

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#2 ·
Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Nice save. I like those spokeshaves because of the extreme low angle cutting action and the thick steel but they do wear.
 

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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Looks great.
If the blade is too worn have a look at Harry Rogers take on making a travisher- almost the same and should be doable.
Good luck!
 

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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
It's really nice. The pictures 're in high-definition and detail.
 

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#5 ·
Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Thanks folks. Once the blade gets too thin, I'll look into repurposing it for a travisher, thanks for the tip @kaerlighedsbamsen.
 

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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Love it, very nice. Thanks for the great tips.
 

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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Very educative this one. Not only will it come handy in repairing woodshaves but the skills will be useful in fixing other stuff around the house too.
 

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#8 ·
Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Looks great.
If the blade is too worn have a look at Harry Rogers take on making a travisher- almost the same and should be doable.
Good luck!
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#9 ·
Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
You did a nice job of restoration.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
 

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Restoring an old wooden spokeshave

I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and so I picked up this wooden spokeshave (my first) off eBay for less than $15 including shipping from England. The patina is great to the touch, but it needed some tune up work.

Wood Musical instrument Natural material Tool Hardwood


The blade was by far the most work, and again I tended to wonder if saving the money on eBay is worth the hours of of hand grinding and the wear and tear on my stones. Regardless, the purchase had been made. The biggest concern I now have with this spokeshave is how much of the blade is really left, but hopefully enough for my use. After the blade was sharpened, I replaced the worn front of the wooden body with a strip of white oak.

Tool Wood Hardwood Wood stain Natural material


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Varnish


Wood Wood stain Hardwood Varnish Hand tool


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Bicycle part Fender Wood stain Vehicle


Wood Ruler Tool Toy Font


After a fair bit of additional tweaking (gluing some shaving strips into the tang holes to increase grip) it worked pretty nice. I'm not sure if it's capable yet of taking consistently thin shaving, but if not I'm ok with a rougher use of the tool, although the worn thinness of the blade remains a concern in terms of potential chipping (I increased the bevel angle to 25+ degrees, should I make it higher?).

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Definitely one of the most fun tools out there.
Great Job. I love it. And the tips are useful for me. Thanks.
 

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