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I was carving a neck today, and decided to give my Lee Valley low angle spokeshave a try. I had used a regular Stanley-style shave (also Lee Valley) in the past and had commented here that in the end, I preferred to do everything with a rasp. I don't know why, but I had never pulled out the low-angle shave for this.

WHAT AN OVERSIGHT!

I've had my dose of new tool love for the day now. This one won't get far from the workbench ever again.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

I have one the LN spokeshaves too. I hadn't tried to use it on a neck before but decided to use it on a figured maple neck a few weeks ago. Quite pleasurable but had to go easy as the maple has a tendency to chip out; did the final shaping with rasps and files. Looking forward to a couple of mahogany necks I have coming up. It's a nicer tool than I thought.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

I have that same shave Jim and it's a great tool. I like the low angle kit that Lee Valley sells even better. I made this one from some Lignum that they had on sale a couple of years back. The hardware and blade are excellent and the feel of the wood is much nicer than the metal handled ones.

Do you do this with bare feet?

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Nice. Why are u still up?

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Kenmore, NY 14217
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I have that spokeshave kit too, Darren, and it never made it to the top of the to-do list for whatever reason. That may change very quickly now!

Fillipo, that's how I'd do it too, but the weather is a limiting factor. I usually do most shaping and final sanding while sitting on the back deck, but the weather can get in the way.

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Jim Kirby
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