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My favorite spokeshaves are the Harris made in Costa Rica. Harris recently went out of business. There was a set of six for sale- $368 at the Shelter Institute in Woolwich, Maine. The set had a nice wooden box that they came in. I loved the style and presentation. They had a special look.
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Thanks again to everyone that responded. I ended up getting the Flat and Rounded VERITAS Spokeshaves with the PM-V11 blades. They are very nicely made, fit great in my hands, and worked flawlessly on my test cuts. I will be giving them a vigorous workout on my current Trestle Table project.
Thanks again!
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+1 for the standard Veritas spokeshaves. I have about 10 different brands, mostly old'uns, but the Veritas outperforms even the handmade wooden ones. Everything else I have either chokes on the chips, leaves a less than stellar surface, or chatters too much for me to feel confident.
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A rusty sardine can outperforms the handmade wooden ones.
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I'm really surprised no one has mentions the LN Boggs spokeshaves.
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Because of the adjustable mouth on the #53, it's one of my favorites, John...I also like a really good boxwood shave with a brass lined mouth opening and low angle blade. I have a mint un-named shave here with brass thumb screws to adjust the depth of cut, and it is usually my "go-to" shave, because the blade is hollow ground and the boxwood feels so good in the hand....Osborne made some nice boxwoods and there are many from the UK.
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Thanks Jack!
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I'm with you on the adjustable mouth shaves. These are my favorite for repairing old furniture. Maybe a few bucks more than the standard versions but worth it!