Thread: Spokeshave; Flat or Convex?

A flat one will be fine, and a lot easier to get used to if you haven't used a spokeshave before.

If you don't already own one, order a LN or Lee Valley before you start, the price difference is not huge, but the quality is so much better than the Stanleys presently available.

Cheers,

P

Thanks a lot! I was already tossing up between the LN and LV.

Or you could support a great Aussie plane maker and get a HNT gordon

Alistair

Originally Posted by Ikkyu

Or you could support a great Aussie plane maker and get a HNT gordon

Alistair

Agree!!
Scissors, if you get the opportunity, visit one of the wood shows and talk to the people who make these tools. They will give you valid reasons for the design and why their's is different from hardware-type tools. Enlightening and inspiring....but all darkside stuff.
(In a former life I'd just get out the belt sander.)
Carry Pine

Re the HNT Gordon Spokeshave, I reckon I'd need to use one before I bought one!

I have no doubt that it works beautifully, but the size and shape appears to be quite different to anything I've used. (I only have seven in my spokeshave quiver!) Much larger across the bed (if that's what it is on a spokeshave).

Look fascinating. Not exactly a training-wheel price either!! (long low whistle follows!)

Does anyone actually have one, and what is it like and how does it differ from the smaller ones?

Cheers,

P (Just when I thought I had spokeshaves covered too....)

I have a couple of old much-worked Stanley's and a no-name based on the Preston design but, last Friday, I bought an HNT spokeshave and have played with it over the weekend. Like all Gordon planes, it took a bit of black magic to set the blade but, once I had, it pulls very fine continuous shavings along, up and down grain. I've used it on walnut and red cedar and found that I could pull a shaving from a radius 'with' the grain and then back up the radius against the grain. I'm in love ....
Fletty

Scissors
I picked up one of these at LV 2 months ago to do some contoured legs. It worked perfectly out of the box, no honing , no adjustment. I have since honed it. The price is good too . Shown in Can$$
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,41182,46334
paul

I'll agree with Paul on the Chinese-style shave from LV.

These are actually made by Mujingfang, a company with an excellent reputation for top quality tools with tough blades at a bargain price.

I got given one of these as a present earlier this yr. I haven't used it in anger yet, but I've pulled a couple of shavings with it, and it's impressive. Note the bizarre shape - but it's extremely comfortable and razor-sharp.

Good luck!
GW

G'day guys,
I own a HNT gordon curved sole spokeshave and I find it to be great I also have a flat sole lie-nielsen spokeshave which is a great spoke shave but I have trouble with some woods. So far the timbers I've throw at my hnt is japanese red oak which the gain was all over the plane and it still did a good job spotted gum, jarrah and red iron bark it had no worries on all these woods. I paid $199 for the Lie-nielsen and $155 for the HNT I'm thinking of selling the Lie-nielsen and getting a HNT flat sole. The HNT is a night weight and the size I don't have any trouble with the size

Alistair