spokeshave
- noun
- /ˈspoʊkˌʃeɪv/
- Specialized
:
gubia
- smooth with a spokeshave
- use a spokeshave
- spokeshave or plane
Examples
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I want to switch to this round, round bottom spokeshave because this is quite hollow.
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To shape the curved edges of the project, he used a spokeshave with a sharp blade.
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She decided to finish the wooden chair by smoothing the surfaces with a spokeshave.
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After cutting the wood, he carefully ran the spokeshave along the curves to achieve a polished finish.
Synonyms
97
7.1
A hand tool with a sharp blade for smoothing wood
A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces even and fine
A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces smooth
A hand tool with a sharp adjustable blade for smoothing and shaping wood surfaces
A hand tool with an adjustable blade used to smooth or shape wood
How Smooth
- Specialized
97
7.1
- Specialized
- Specialized
5
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.