: Hi Greg,

: I use three spokeshaves when I am carving paddles. A Stanley
: "51" set fairly coarse to take my machined blank most
: of the way to the carving lines. This removes a lot of stock
: fast. Then I switch to a Stanley "151" , set much
: finer to take it to the lines, and finish with a Low Angle
: Varitas that pulls a curl about the thickness of tissue paper.

: One thing to keep in mind; "The wood will let you know which
: way it wants to be carved".

: Donovan
: Alaska, Mi.

I'd really like to get a decent draw knife again so I could spend time practicing with it. I had a nice one once and somehow it ended up missing, either someone borrowed it and didn't get it back or was misplaced in one of the shop moves, but it's gone. They, used right can do much wood removal very quickly, can also make a huge mess if used wrong ;)

I suppose I could get out one of the electric planes and do it quickly but it seems so wrong to use one on a wood paddle.

Bill H.