Wooden Spokeshave

This project was really fun to do. I got given the hardware as a gift from a former co-worker at Veritas tools as a project to get me started with a woodworking project. Finally over the summer I had enough time and enough confidence to try my hand at this project. I learned alot of things while making this tool and am sure if I made another one it would turn out better, but it is still a really nice tool to use and its very satisfying using something you`ve made to make something else.

With the holes drilled and tapped, slits were cut to make the mouth of the spokeshave

With the mouth complete, recesses were carved to fit the blade perfectly

After quite a few fine adjustments, the blade fits just right

The brass knobs adjust the depth of cut

The brass plate fits snug into a little angled channel to prolong the life of the spokeshave

The brass plate fits just up to the blade. The brass was then filled flush and I went back and made the countersinks deeper

Then I carved the spokeshave to fit comfortably in my hands

I chose birdseye maple for the spokeshave as it is a good hardwood and because its one of my favorite woods