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Permalink Reply by jabes on May 19, 2014 at 9:23pm

I use the flat one the most ,the convex is handy for the solid  body work, I would think a concave one would be a bit specialised, and to me a rasp is a file with savage teeth. a surform is another thing, I have few I bought s/hand but rarely use them''

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Permalink Reply by J Lee on May 18, 2014 at 3:29pm

In case there's any confusion....this is the tool I'm talking about. Nothing fancy and certainly not expensive $10 (That's Aussie dollars too!)

 

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Permalink Reply by Gene Jones on May 18, 2014 at 4:55pm

Thanks for the reply Ron and Lee, I'm still working on my first build (almost done) I ended shaping the neck on my router table which worked alright but the spoke shave looks more up my ally, I kind of figured with a little creativity a guy could get by with just the striate blade, think I'll order one. 

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Permalink Reply by Dan Mullen on May 19, 2014 at 9:22pm

I use a stanley sweetheart # 60 spoke shave.  It's the best of both worlds (flat and concave).

Yea! That's right, mines better!

Dan

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on May 21, 2014 at 11:19pm

You only need the straight one, unless you wanna get into carving tops etc then you might want to investigate the little curved violin makers planes..

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on May 21, 2014 at 8:54pm

They are not the same thing, although they are used in similar ways. A spokeshave is a kind of plane ie it has a mouth and a throat.

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on May 21, 2014 at 10:04pm

That drawknife is used to make wood bowls , a spoke shave derived it`s name from being used back in the day to make the spokes for wagon wheels. I use a finger spokeshave to do my necks. Quite a bit smaller then a standard spokeshave but works well as it doesn`t take a lot f wood off with each pass.

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Permalink Reply by Marcus Darwell on May 22, 2014 at 12:59am

I have a thing for using a rasp - picked one up t'other day that has a very small cutting face - about 1 inch square - that just EATS wood...really fast and I can rough shape a neck in a lunch hour. However, a rasp leaves a LOT of sanding due to the gouges it leaves. So, I am going to refurbish a very old brass spokeshave that my mom-in-law left me and use that next time. It's currently a piece of shiny art in my livingroom and as far as I can tell just needs a blade. It belonged to her grandfather so is around 180 years old as far as I can judge. It'll be fun to use I think. Added mojo!

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Permalink Reply by jabes on May 22, 2014 at 2:24am

i think with the spokeshave you'll do the job in the lunch hour and have time for lunch...

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Permalink Reply by Sawbones on May 24, 2014 at 1:04pm

Where can I get one for a decent price?

Always wanted one,didnt know what they were called.Rasping it now.

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Permalink Reply by TC DeVeau on June 15, 2014 at 8:49pm

I use a straight spokeshave and draw knife for rough shaping followed by rasps and files. Then I use 100, 150, 320, 400, 600 grit paper followed by craft paper (paper bag) for the final buffing. For a CBG it takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, for a 6 string double that (approximately). I feel that using a router is cheating, lol.

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