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carving - fptahoe - 01-30-2019
Hi All:
I am in the market for two things: a round bottom spokeshave, and a small drawknife. Round bottom spoke shave to get into sharp curves and drawknife to remove a lot of material quickly from furniture pieces, not to debark any logs or anything like that. Here is my question - I see both tools can be bought for about $35, or both tools can be bought for about $100. I usually lean toward buying quality which means paying more, but thought I would check in with netters. I have about all the sharpening accessories needed. Thanks as always for advice...FPT.
RE: carving - Scoony - 01-30-2019
For a round bottom spoke shave, I would get a quality one. A cheaper one, or vintage one, will probably need some fettling to get working properly and can be frustrating. A nice quality one from LN or LV will work with a simple honing of the blade. and a lot less aggravation.
For the drawknife, as long as the steel will hold an edge and the handles are comfortable, I would try not to spend too much money.
RE: carving - Aram - 01-30-2019
(01-30-2019, 08:27 AM)fptahoe Wrote: Hi All:
I am in the market for two things: a round bottom spokeshave, and a small drawknife. Round bottom spoke shave to get into sharp curves
I have the Lee Valley Veritas round bottom spokeshave and highly recommend it. That said, how sharp? It is not a cigar shave. LV says the radius is 1 3/4". It might be tricky to handle on a curve with less than a few inches radius. It takes a little finesse even on a more gradual curve.
RE: carving - fptahoe - 01-31-2019
Thank you all. I took the advice. I am going for the LV spokeshave and the less expensive draw knife. Thanks as always...FPT.