Quick question

[Wild Dingo]

About sharpening spokeshaves.

I know Bob Smalser did a thread awhile back on sharpening planes but cant seem to find it or remember if he refered to spokeshaves.

So what angles are they sharpened on the same as a standard plane, or the same as a chisel or at a different incline altogether?

Ones a wooden handled one just a blade in the wood with two prongs that pass through the timber. The other is an all metal one. Both are well looked after and old but in need of urgent sharpening.

Yes theres been a name change, along with a few others for me personally including spending a lot less time here. Nothing drastic just that things change and life moves on.

Thanks
Shane

[Donn]

This guy (http://www.jeffgreefwoodworking.com/pnc/TechTools/sharpspoke/) says 25°. Tips on sharpening and adjusting them as well.

[Wild Dingo]

Thanks Donn

[Alan D. Hyde]

If you like spokeshaves, you'll love drawknives.

Partly personal preference I suppose.

But a drawknife will do more, you just need to pay attention...

Alan

[Dave Hadfield]

If you've got the hull planked up and you're planing it smooth, you indeed want a razor-sharp spokeshave. At that stage, when you're beyond the rough removal of excess wood, you don't want a drawknife.

Try a hard felt wheel mounted on a bench mandrel (you can take one wheel off a bench grinder) dressed with a honing compound. This is scary sharp in seconds.

Lee Valley's package, though a long way to ship, is extremely efficient.

[Jim H]

Shane, try this thread (found in Resources FAQ)
Five-Second Sharpening (http://media5.hypernet.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001106) by Bruce Taylor.

[Hugh Paterson]

Shane, u tried using one of the diamond stones with water yet, hell of an edge, I use a small pocket one for my concave and convex spokeshaves
less hassle than dressing yer oilstone flat now and then too, although I still use that for my bench planes.
Shug.