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Stanley 55 Spokeshave - David Katz - 10-19-2016
Does anyone know the proper angle to grind the blade of a Stanley 55 spokeshave? I got one at a garage sale and it would appear the blade is currently ground at 52 degrees. It will not take a shaving. Do I need to re-grind it down to 25 degrees and put a 30 degree micro-bevel on it?
Thanks.
RE: Stanley 55 Spokeshave - Boatman53 - 10-19-2016
That would be my choice.
Jim
RE: Stanley 55 Spokeshave - Bill_Houghton - 10-19-2016
That's pretty far off normal grind. You're probably not touching the cutting edge to the wood.
Some people grind bevel-up plane irons - which is what you've got, functionally - at 30 degrees; some at 25. I imagine either one would work.
That'll be a tricky re-grind. Good luck. One thing I have found is that, absent a slipstone the right size, a dowel with sandpaper around it is good. And, if you present the dowel at an angle to the edge, rather than straight across, you can find a "section" on the dowel that will fit your curve pretty well.
RE: Stanley 55 Spokeshave - Admiral - 10-19-2016
I'm a 25 deg guy.
RE: Stanley 55 Spokeshave - David Katz - 10-19-2016
(10-19-2016, 06:03 PM)Bill_Houghton Wrote: That's pretty far off normal grind. You're probably not touching the cutting edge to the wood.
Some people grind bevel-up plane irons - which is what you've got, functionally - at 30 degrees; some at 25. I imagine either one would work.
That'll be a tricky re-grind. Good luck. One thing I have found is that, absent a slipstone the right size, a dowel with sandpaper around it is good. And, if you present the dowel at an angle to the edge, rather than straight across, you can find a "section" on the dowel that will fit your curve pretty well.
Paul Sellers has demonstrated the technique you describe. I agree it's gong to be tricky.