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  1. #1
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    Default Moberg Spokeshaves, has anyone used one?

    I need a spokeshave as the only one I have was from a grandfather and the blade tends to pull out and follow the grain from time to time.
    I know zip about spokeshaves but the Moberg spokeshaves look quite nice and seem reasonably priced for Australian made gear.

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    Says that they are in Waco, Texas. Are they Australian ?

    Any way they look good.

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    I'd love to have one, but 120 USD is too rich for my blood.

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    Oh, it seems I have failed at internetting again, it happens quite often, sorry.

    120USD plus post is also a bit much for me too, looks like I'm back to hunting for an old Stanley.

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    If you'd like a cheap spokeshave, try the kobalt brand at masters. they're less than 10 bux each if they are still around. It is a bevel up but I turned the blade up side down to use it as bevel down. It's doing what a spokeshave should do.

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    I really like the Stanley 64 model spokeshave, and they are cheap as chips too. I also own a LN Boggs spokeshave which is a pleasure to use, but is not 10x better than an old Stanley.

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    Usernoob, there are old Stanleys & Records aplenty, and the good news is they must be too common to be 'collectible' because the prices are quite reasonable. The Tool Exchange currently has several on offer at prices that shouldn't break anyone's bank.

    The 151 style, the one with the two thumbscrew adjusters, has been copied by numerous manufacturers, notably Record. While they aren't quite as refined as some of the recently offered breeds, any of them should work well enough with a bit of attention. I inherited a 151 from my dad, which had a strong desire to chatter on all but the lightest cuts, but a new (thicker) replacement blade from Lee Valley made a huge difference, and it now works almost as well as my Veritas shave. I still prefer the Veritas for the finer work, but the extra weight and flat grips of the Stanley give it the edge when heavy cuts are called for....

    Cheers,
    IW

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    I bought a Samona spokeshave through the local hardware store. The fit, the frame casting and the paint were Ucking Fugly.
    The blade and the action were fantastic, so I bought a second one. It looked even worse. $15 each in that day and time.

    I set one for a fairly coarse cut and the other for a fairly fine cut to kiss off the ridges made by #1.
    Far, far easier than trying to reset the cut depth again and again = set them and forget them.

    1. I got lucky. The sole and the blade steel were really impressive. Total included bevel = 28*
    2. I was carving/rounding some 70 spoon handles and some 30 fork handles in birch. Math says I dragged the s/s some 2km in those carvings.
    3. Two spokeshaves is the only way to go for speed.

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