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Permalink Reply by James Huey on September 19, 2014 at 6:53am

The boxes used were about 7 1/2" X 9 1/2" and 9 1/2" X 9 3/16" in size. The strainers were only laying on top of the boxes and not insterted into them at this point. The smaller strainer may be a better choice, but that is up to the builder to decide.

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Permalink Reply by James Huey on September 19, 2014 at 11:06am

Yes, I have the spoke shave on order at Home Depot. Unfortunately, even though their on-line store does not say they can be ordered on-line only, the folk at my local Home Depot seldom know what they sell. It is no better at my local Lowe's in that regard, either. None the less, I have their spoke shave on order and will pick it up at their store in the next few days. It was cheaper, even with tax, than purchasing the same thing on Ebay, even with free shipping.

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I did take the shown potato peeler to a piece of red oak just to see just how it worked. It will indeed peel back the wood and could be used to shave some of the wood ok, but the thing is really for a left-handed person if you want to draw it toward you. The blade is just not put on to allow a drawing motion towards the user unless your left-handed, but will cut if pushing it away if your right-handed and using it. The blade parts are rivited together and I just can't see any way to swap the handle to the opposite side to make it work in a drawing motion for a right-handed person.

They also have an assortment of knives at these Asian Markets, but I am not sure which may be ok to use for shaping a neck with. These two markets here didn't have the knives, but I have seen such in Arlington at the larger Asian Markets.

As you say, the spoke shave is likely an awsome tool to use. I am anxious to get mine in a give it a try.

Thanks for the info.

Huey 

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on October 18, 2014 at 12:49am

Cool

I am sorry for being so late in on this thread but I think I was the one giving the original tip on the peeler and knives

The Kiwi brand knife was $1.85 and is hollow ground one side and flat on the other - they call it a seeding knife. I have only seen one place that carries this particular little gem. it is perfect for whittling and I even cut one off and ground it down to make my own marking knife.

The next picture shows the potato peeler's effect on meranti. Every asian grocer I have ever been in has either had these or has an empty spot where they used to be and are about to be restocked. The price is usually around five of our Australian dollars. While not as fast as an angle grinder with a 40 grit flap wheel there is a lot less noise and dust

ending up with something like this.

Still needs sanding and finishing but this is a great way to rough out a neck.

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