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Permalink Reply by Dave Bentz on June 21, 2016 at 4:40pm

What type of spokeshave do you guys use?  Half round?

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on June 21, 2016 at 6:36pm

I just use a rasp followed by a coarse file and then sand to smooth.  Other than drilling the holes for tuners and such I prefer to use basic hand tools.  The small irregularities add personality to the builds.

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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on June 22, 2016 at 6:30am

I use a flat one (this one, specifically). It's fine for flat and convex shapes, which is handy as I don't always need to round over pieces. Just take the corner off your neck material (like creating a beveled edge), then take the high spots down until it's the shape you want.

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Permalink Reply by George McLeod on June 21, 2016 at 7:21pm

You can create some beautiful builds with the "hand" tools you've got.

Then you can take it to another level or two with a little bit of power.

Safety is first!!!!

Rock on!

Gittys by George

 

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on June 22, 2016 at 2:45am

True George, but I get much more pleasure from hand tools.

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Permalink Reply by JL on June 22, 2016 at 6:54am

I use a router table and a bit with a bearing, with stop blocks clamped to the workpiece, fast and easy.

I use the biggest that keeps the bearing on the neck or fingerboard without leaving a steep slope angle at the bottom where the curve meets the back of the neck.

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on June 22, 2016 at 3:35pm

A drawknife will do it in less than 15 minutes, and no noise, no dust.  If the grain is straight little to no sanding is needed, it is a great tool to have for this job.

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