Anndason 2 Pcs Adjustable SpokeShave with Flat Base and Metal Blade Wood Working Wood Craft Hand Tool
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China is the source of this product. There are two spokeshaves that are exactly the same. Purchase one for yourself while giving or selling the other to a friend.
Yes. There is a blade on each of them.
It's not necessary to have two of them. You can, however, set them up so that one takes deeper shavings and the other takes lighter shavings, and then use whichever is most appropriate for your needs.
It will work as long as the bark is thin; otherwise, it will clog. Bark stripping is usually done with a draw knife.
Selected User Reviews For Anndason 2 Pcs Adjustable SpokeShave with Flat Base and Metal Blade Wood Working Wood Craft Hand Tool
It arrived exactly when it was supposed to, with no surprises, which is exactly how I like it. br>Out of the box, it's sharp enough, and it's simple to resharpen. br>Easy to set up, adjust, and use, with a lot of control. br>I used a friend's professional-grade, much more expensive spokeshave, which was nicer but only about $50 better the way I used it. Sculpting is one of my hobbies. Is it true that it has improved my life? No. However, it did a nice job on the arms and legs, requiring less sanding and fiddling to complete. br>When I bought the two-pack, I didn't expect to use the second one very often. It's nice to be able to set one on an aggressive setting for quick shaping and the other on a finer, smoother setting for finishing work. What is the significance of this? No, not at all. Simply lovely. br>I strongly advise you to try it. When I'm done with these two, I'll look for them again.
Preparing the spokeshaves took about an hour. Each blade was about 1/8-inch thick. They needed to be squared because one side was 1/16" shorter than the other. The blades were both discolored, as if they had been overheated, and had machine marks on the bevel that made them slightly serrated. To achieve a flat surface, the base was painted, which had to be ground off. After that, they were a pain to adjust; there's about 1/16" of play between the adjusting nuts and the slot in the blade, so you have to remember to align to the top or bottom of the play to get any kind of consistent fine tuning. The issue of fine tuning will continue to be a problem. If I was going to use these on a regular basis, I'd invest in something more durable. I would have purchased a different brand if I had known about all of the issues ahead of time; fortunately, they were inexpensive.
If you're looking for a Lie-Detective, you've come to the right place. This isn't the tool for you, Nielsen quality. It is, however, an excellent price for usable tools. Each blade had a large burr on the back and appeared to have been sharpened with gravel. Because I had two spoke shaves, I sharpened and polished one while knocking the burr off the other and leaving it as is. Both made excellent cuts with little effort; the sharpened and polished one was noticeably easier to use and left a smoother finish, but not by much. The soles are rough and could be sanded smoother, but this is a spoke shave, not a smoothing plane. I'll smooth the sharpened and polished one when I have some free time to see if it makes a difference. However, for the price, it's a fantastic bargain. Both blades were blued higher up; I believe they flame hardened the steel instead of heat treating it. It's not worth the effort to polish it. It came off easily on the polished one, and the steel appears to be fairly hard; flattening, sharpening, and polishing took some time. For such a low-cost tool, the steel was far harder than I had anticipated. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase. I've never used the $30 Stanley spoke shave, but they're nearly identical in appearance. I'm sure the Stanley has a flatter sole and a much nicer blade and iron, but I'm very happy with these tools for a quarter of the price.
For the price, these are excellent, and the fact that you get two is a bonus. br>br>Even right out of the box, they produce acceptable shavings. They'll produce excellent shavings after a little tuning. Sharpen the blade, flatten the soul, and polish the soul. I think it took me about 30 minutes to get them both tuned up. The blades are made of high-quality steel and have maintained their sharpness. br>br>These entry-level shaves are a pain to adjust, but you get two. I have two sets of scissors: one for a more aggressive cut and the other for a finer cut. One of them has the handles painted on it so I can tell which one it is quickly.
These two are a carbon copy of each other. So I have the option of giving one to a friend or trying what another person suggested: Set one aside for fine shaving and the other aside for coarse shaving. The brass thumb screws are finely tuned, which I like. These should, in my opinion, be included in larger wood planes as well. Allows you to precisely dial in the thickness you desire while also ensuring that it is consistent from one side to the next.
The entire spokeshave, including the base, is painted, as has been said by others. I tried it once and it resulted in unsightly black marks. However, using my disk sander, I was able to remove the paint and flatten the base in a matter of seconds, which makes me wonder why they couldn't do so at the factory. The blade only comes into contact with the body at the two adjusting screws and the mouth, which had a pronounced curve on one of these, so I squared it up with a file while I was at it. The blades were sufficiently sharp right out of the box to shape mahogany. However, the tooling marks on the blades were clearly visible, affecting the cut's smoothness, so I used a 2-in-1 to touch up the blades. a strop and a grit oil stone As a result, the edge was sharp enough to shave maple smoothly. While I was at it, I applied the stone to the newly-installed carpet. the basis of the ground The final product may not be as attractive as the $100 ones, but they certainly do the job, and the price is unbeatable.
My expectations were exceeded. I bought these partly out of curiosity and partly because I needed a beater spokeshave for a project and didn't want to ruin any of my nice vintage spokeshaves' irons. I must say that I was blown away. Let's face it, quality control is exactly what it sounds like. The tool's sole, like the iron, isn't perfectly flat. I knew it would take some work to get it right before I bought it, so I knew it would. I flattened the iron and gave it a hair shaving edge after stoneing the sole. Each tool will take about 20 minutes to complete. While I doubt it will last as long as my old Stanley, it performed admirably and far outperformed my expectations. I'm thinking about ordering a few more just in case. With a little effort, it works fantastically; seriously, for 10-minutes, it's a no-brainer. It's hard to go wrong for $12.
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