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 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.
Where can I get one for a decent price?
Always wanted one,didnt know what they were called.Rasping it now.
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...
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.
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
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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What type of spoke shave are you guys using? did a little research and was overwhelmed at all the choices, striate, concave, convex, ect. do you get by with one tool to shape a neck or do you need a few different ones?
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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