Adjustable Spoke Shave By WoodRiver For Improved Search Engine Visibility Review

This spokeshave was fashioned similar to the shaves of the 1800's. A simple blade, a toe piece, and handles. The knurled knobs allow adjustment of the "mouth" opening, and the screws on the toepiece adjust the shaving thickness. If you're new to this style, loosen the screws on the toepiece, slip a business card underneath, and tighten the screws. You'll get nice thick shavings to "hog off" a lot of wood in a hurry. Now readjust the toepiece for the thickness of a sheet of typing paper, and…

Like most cutting tools, some honing and polishing needed. Has a good heft, can be set up to work very well. It does require some learning to adjust the blade forward and back, and to position the front plate up and down to adjust thickness of cut. Expensive but well worth it for lovers of hand tools.

It is a nice tool, except for the adjustable foot on the front that determines the depth of cut. This foot is held in place by two screws you must (1) loosen with a screwdriver, (2) grab the foot with your hand and slide it up or down, and (3) tighten the screws to hold the foot in place. For the money the foot should have been continuously adjustable up and down through the use of bolts that move the foot up and down and lock the foot in place. I am disappointed with the current method of…

Comes well packaged in a wooden storage box. It was polished, sharp and ready to set up. I used a piece of paper on a flat surface to set the depth of cut.

I have only played with this some and still learning how to make the proper adjustment but it is a very nice tool. Sharp right out of the box. Has a great weight and a great feel in the hands. I know I will be using this soon.

The adjustment of both the blade and throat are by the "loosen and tap” method. The two sets of screws -one set knurled, the other slotted- are clamps, not adjusters.The machining was decent quality, except the foot and the flat of the blade appeared to have been hand-dressed together, to make them look shiny and sharp (both showed grain running across the tool, not in line, as a proper pre-sharpening should appear). Both were slightly un-flat. Flattening the small blade was a chore.After…

If you are considering a $10.00 to $35.00 spoke shave step up to this one. I have a Stanley spoke shave and the WoodRiver is a far superior product, worth every penny.

The delivery time was great.this old fashion hand tool is just what I needed to add on to my wood carving tool set.thanks woodriver!