Ok....someone has some explaining to do!
How come there isn't a myriad of comments on here espousing the therapeutic value in the beautiful process of shaping a neck with a spoke shave?
I bought my first one today. How good are they? Love that thing!
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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''
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!)
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.
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.
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!
i think with the spokeshave you'll do the job in the lunch hour and have time for lunch...
Where can I get one for a decent price?
Always wanted one,didnt know what they were called.Rasping it now.
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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