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Veritas Spokeshave
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 12/30/2002, 12:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas (Timothy)

I've had one for a while and have used it on several paddles. What I typically do us use a heavily tuned Record spokeshave for removing most of the material, then switch to the Veritas for final finishing. The one downside I've found to the Veritas design is that the sole is so short that it tends to follow the grain in the wood, rather than maintaining a true surface. The Record is better for keeping surfaces flat, but is doesn't cut as well and won't hold an edge for anywhere near as long. I also spent ~3 hours tuning the thing in order to get decent performance, where the Veritas needed nothing but a little lapping of the blade.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Spoke-shave ... Stanley?
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 5:32 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas
Timothy -- 12/30/2002, 10:18 am
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas
Arko Bronaugh -- 12/30/2002, 10:23 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas
Timothy -- 1/2/2003, 5:31 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas-Lee Valley
Timothy -- 12/31/2002, 8:55 am
Veritas & Lee Valley are sister companies
Brian Nystrom -- 12/31/2002, 12:23 pm
Re: Veritas & Lee Valley are sister companies
Simon Baillie -- 1/6/2003, 12:23 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas-Lee Valley *LINK*
Arko Bronaugh -- 12/31/2002, 9:59 am
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas *LINK*
Arko Bronaugh -- 12/30/2002, 1:34 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ...Varitas
Rehd -- 12/31/2002, 10:23 am
Veritas Spokeshave
Brian Nystrom -- 12/30/2002, 12:43 pm
Re: Tools: Spoke-shave ... Stanley-E bay?
John B -- 12/29/2002, 7:02 pm
Re: Tools: :( Nothing there!!
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 9:22 pm
Re: Tools: :( Nothing there!! *LINK*
Ken Sutherland -- 12/29/2002, 9:41 pm
Re: Tools: Exactamundo!! :D
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 10:04 pm
Re: Tools: H.D. Bummer !!
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 11:38 pm
Re: Tools: H.D. Bummer !!
Marcel Rodriguez -- 12/30/2002, 12:40 am
Re: Tools: H.D. Bummer !!
Rehd -- 12/30/2002, 3:25 am
Re: Tools: Done !
Rehd -- 12/30/2002, 12:36 am
Re: Tools: Exactamundo!! :D *LINK*
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 12/29/2002, 11:30 pm
Re: Tools: Ahh... ( heavy sigh.. )
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 11:44 pm
Re: Tools: E bay? Oh Yeh!!!
Rehd -- 12/29/2002, 7:46 pm