spokeshave

1 9.9

A small woodworking tool with two handles and a blade for shaping curved wood

noun
/ˈspoʊkˌʃeɪv/

Specialized

: gubia

smooth with a spokeshave
use a spokeshave
spokeshave or plane

Examples

I want to switch to this round, round bottom spokeshave because this is quite hollow.
To shape the curved edges of the project, he used a spokeshave with a sharp blade.
She decided to finish the wooden chair by smoothing the surfaces with a spokeshave.
After cutting the wood, he carefully ran the spokeshave along the curves to achieve a polished finish.

Synonyms

plane

vsspokeshave

5 7.1

A hand tool with a sharp blade for smoothing wood

is used for shaping rounded or curved wood rather than general surface work

carpenter's plane

vsspokeshave

1 6.0

A hand tool with an adjustable blade used to smooth or shape wood

is for shaping rounded or curved wood rather than general carpentry smoothing

smooth plane

vsspokeshave

Specialized

1 8.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces smooth

is for shaping rounded or curved wood rather than finishing flat surfaces

smoothing plane

vsspokeshave

Specialized

1 7.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces even and fine

is used for shaping rounded or curved wood rather than flat finishing

woodworking plane

vsspokeshave

Specialized

6.3

A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces

is made mainly for shaping rounded or curved wood rather than general flattening

How Smooth

smoothing plane

Specialized

1 7.4

plane

5 7.1

jointer

Specialized

1 9.5

spokeshave

Specialized

1 9.9

scraper

8 3.2

Surface Forms

spokeshave singular

spokeshaves plural

Morphology

spokeshave = spoke + shave (transparent) = spoke + shave

Clear compound of 'spoke' + 'shave' meaning a tool for shaving or shaping spokes and other rounded wooden surfaces.

Etymology

The word spokeshave comes from the two parts spoke ('the wooden piece of a wheel') and shave ('to cut off a thin layer'). Imagine shaving wood to make a rounded wheel spoke—so a spokeshave is a small tool used to shape and smooth curved wooden parts.