: I got this shave given to me today there is no markings anywhere on
: the body or the blade. The blade has four spikes on the top of
: it, and the body is 10 1/4 inches long. I did some googling but
: came up with nothing. Anyone know what it is?

: Dave g

That is for beading a spoke or rail. Likely you would spin the spoke on a hand lathe and draw a bead horizontally around it but you could do a vertical bead too. The opposite pattern would be a fluting shave.