Spokeshave, Anyone?

[blackrodd]

I will soon be renovating an old wooden flat wheel barrow. after band sawing out the 2 - 4' ash handles, i shall need to round and smooth off the hand grip ends. and there are some stopped chamfers also
As i think the job would be better and possibly more authentic, by hand work
I think a spoke shave will be good enough for this shaping, as opposed to a draw knife.
If I am unable to find my dads spoke shave (I've put it somewhere safe)! would any of you Tool Treasure Seekers have a Stanly adjustable one for sale in you're dispose box, and posted to me please?
TIA Regards Rodders

 

[Waka]

You might want to pm Martin King Marking59 I think his handle is, he will have just what you're after.

 

[jimi43]

Hi Rodders

I had a rummage around in my dusty den and found this little baby:

It's a round bottomed one:

..from back in the days before they made them from cheese.

I can't find the blade for it but a good one from Axminster or Matthew at WSH would not set you back a fortune.

It's yours if you want it. Cost...a nice little thread on your project as you do it here on the Hand Tools forum...I like to see good hand tool work...warms the cockles of me 'eart so it does! :mrgreen:

PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post for you.

Jimi

 

[dickm]

if you take up Jimi's offer, it's possible that I've got a blade to fit that model. Not promising, as haven't seen it for a while, but it may well be somewhere.

 

[Jacob]

I've got a Stanley 151 you can have if you haven't got sorted. PM your address.

Tip - if they haven't been used much the cap iron tends to come adrift when adjusting the blade. If so this means it needs just a trace of countersinking under the cap screw, to keep the cap in place.

 

[SteveF]

i have a few spoke shaves
i sure i will never find a use for them

let me know if u still looking as i not want them

Steve

 

[jimi43]

That's a point...mine's missing its lever cap! I am not sure where that is either....

 

[SteveF]

not posh ones though

 

[KevM]

I've got a Stanley 151 you can have if you haven't got sorted. PM your address.

Tip - if they haven't been used much the cap iron tends to come adrift when adjusting the blade. If so this means it needs just a trace of countersinking under the cap screw, to keep the cap in place.

Jacob, I'm not quite clear what you mean here, but I do occasionally have some trouble with mine. Do you mean making a small hollow in the blade for the cap screw to engage in?

Cheers, Kev

 

[Jacob]

If you look at SteveF's picture above there is a 151 2nd from the bottom. The little screw in the middle of the cap iron is the one which needs a slight countersink, in the cap iron itself, to stop the cap iron moving about when you adjust. Sometimes it's already been done. Record 0151s the same

 

[KevM]

Got it - thanks.

 

[blackrodd]

Hi Rodders

I had a rummage around in my dusty den and found this little baby:

It's a round bottomed one:

..from back in the days before they made them from cheese.

I can't find the blade for it but a good one from Axminster or Matthew at WSH would not set you back a fortune.

It's yours if you want it. Cost...a nice little thread on your project as you do it here on the Hand Tools forum...I like to see good hand tool work...warms the cockles of me 'eart so it does! :mrgreen:

PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post for you.

Jimi

Pm sent Many thanks to you all! Rodders