A spokeshave is a tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs or arrows. It can also be used to carve canoe paddles.
Spokeshaves can be made from flat-bottom, concave, or convex soles, depending on the type of job to be performed. Spokeshaves can include one or more sharpened notches along which the wooden shaft is pulled in order to shave it down to the proper diameter. Historically, spokeshave blades were made of metal, whilst the body and handles were wood. An early design consisted of a metal blade with a pair of tangs to which the wooden handles were attached. By the twentieth century metal handles and detachable blades had become the most common.
Bad news Chris, the one I picked up is like the old wooden one in the picture. Except older!
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