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I've owed Operator a spoke shave for a while now. Today I tuned one up for him.
You guys will probably get a kick out of what I use to wet my water stones...yep, a baby snot sucker! My babies aren't babies anymore so the snot sucker has been re-purposed.
8,000 grit.
Polished up.
If you want a spoke shave to really shine, you gotta lap it!
Got it sharp.
Hell yeah.
I've got these matching boy's axes. No name, ridges in the eye. Beautiful profile. I decided to put the second one on this straight handle. Both handles are 28", and will make a cool pair. The straight handle started out WAY too big for the eye and the shoulder was enormous.
Has anyone tried knocking down the shoulders with a table saw?
Works great!
and, no, I didn't intentionally place the blade like that! Looks like a damn advertisement!
Operator's spoke shave worked well!
Cut some elm wedges on the table saw. I usually use the band saw, but this worked well. I need to clean some up, and they'll be ready for ya, COOPERHILL!!
I like to chamfer all the edges, keeps it together better.
Tung oil.
Hard to tell in the pic, but the wedge is not super wide. Decent, but I usually like it nice and wide at the top. That's a good tip - make enough space at the top of the eye to get a good size wedge in. Skinny little wedges often spell trouble.
File time.
Now I've got identical heads on the same length handle, one curved, one straight to compare. Sounds fun. Thinning down that big handle left me with a nice palm swell.
This is also a good comparison of the results of the vinegar vs wire wheel rust removal methods. These were both rusty. The silver one was soaked in vinegar, and the dark patina one was wire wheeled. I certainly think the darker one is the better looking one by far.
Take care, Fellas.
Matt
You guys will probably get a kick out of what I use to wet my water stones...yep, a baby snot sucker! My babies aren't babies anymore so the snot sucker has been re-purposed.
8,000 grit.
Polished up.
If you want a spoke shave to really shine, you gotta lap it!
Got it sharp.
Hell yeah.
I've got these matching boy's axes. No name, ridges in the eye. Beautiful profile. I decided to put the second one on this straight handle. Both handles are 28", and will make a cool pair. The straight handle started out WAY too big for the eye and the shoulder was enormous.
Has anyone tried knocking down the shoulders with a table saw?
Works great!and, no, I didn't intentionally place the blade like that! Looks like a damn advertisement!
Operator's spoke shave worked well!
Cut some elm wedges on the table saw. I usually use the band saw, but this worked well. I need to clean some up, and they'll be ready for ya, COOPERHILL!!
I like to chamfer all the edges, keeps it together better.
Tung oil.
Hard to tell in the pic, but the wedge is not super wide. Decent, but I usually like it nice and wide at the top. That's a good tip - make enough space at the top of the eye to get a good size wedge in. Skinny little wedges often spell trouble.
File time.
Now I've got identical heads on the same length handle, one curved, one straight to compare. Sounds fun. Thinning down that big handle left me with a nice palm swell.
This is also a good comparison of the results of the vinegar vs wire wheel rust removal methods. These were both rusty. The silver one was soaked in vinegar, and the dark patina one was wire wheeled. I certainly think the darker one is the better looking one by far.
Take care, Fellas.
Matt
