I've been adding what my wife and I feel are the last few bits that I need to get my beginner hobbyist shop setup.
A trip down to Woodcraft in Allentown and I ended up leaving with a 151 spokeshave and Wood River? low angle block plane. I got home and put some left over 2x4 stock I had in a vice and gave them both a try. Wow!
There was something that felt fundamentally right on a primal level shaping the wood. First, I used the block plane and actually made the 2x4 square. Then I rounded it to a respectable circle with the spokeshave. Given the price, I could see hand tools easily being a much larger expense than machines?
I found that it was a bit easier to push the spokeshave rather than pull it as I started to get more round. Am I imagining things?
Anyway, noob post just sharing some excitement!
A trip down to Woodcraft in Allentown and I ended up leaving with a 151 spokeshave and Wood River? low angle block plane. I got home and put some left over 2x4 stock I had in a vice and gave them both a try. Wow!
I found that it was a bit easier to push the spokeshave rather than pull it as I started to get more round. Am I imagining things?
Anyway, noob post just sharing some excitement!