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   SCFrankland | Feb 26, 2003 12:01am | #1

   Generally I pull my spoke shaves but I have pushed them when working on oddly shaped work.  It is the same as scrappers, hand planes and most any other hand tool, use it safe and in a manor that feels good to you.

   Scott C. Frankland

   Was the Newfoundland Wood Worker now the Nova Scotia Wood Worker.

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   DonC | Feb 26, 2003 12:16am | #2

   HI Wayne,

   I recently bought the Veritas metal spokeshave. It's worth the money. I use it for the final stokes and get perfect results. I use the Stanley fro quick removal. I'm a pull guy. Scrapers too.

   Don

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   ownersrep | Feb 26, 2003 02:31am | #5

   Don,

   I haven't seen vertis spokeshave but did see that L-N has a new one out.  I have a couple record (flat sole and curved) and have tuned as best as possible and they still leave a lot to be desired.  May just be operator error.

   Jim

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   SCFrankland | Feb 26, 2003 05:17am | #6

   Check it out, the Lee Valley spoke plane it is real piece of work.

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=44834&category=1,41182&ccurrency=1&SID=

   Scott C. Frankland

   Was the Newfoundland Wood Worker now the Nova Scotia Wood Worker.

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   Jimma | Feb 26, 2003 07:25pm | #7

   Jim -- The Record spokeshaves will frustrate even the best woodworker no matter how hard you try to "tune" them. See the article a month or two back in FWW on how to spend a couple of days making them work. I got a Lie-Nielsen for Christmas and it is a whole different world. Will change your mind about spokeshaves. Don't know about the others...

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   Alan | Feb 26, 2003 12:54am | #3

   W_,

   Add me to the list of pullers.

   Alan

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   PaulReuter | Feb 26, 2003 01:59am | #4

   I vote for learning to do both.  Beats walking around to the other side of the board when the grain changes direction:-).  Same with scrapers.

   Paul

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   timberrattler | Feb 26, 2003 08:31pm | #8

   Pull. the L-N brass spokes are very small.