spokeshave

[ spohk-sheyv ]

/ ˈspoʊkˌʃeɪv /

noun

a cutting tool having a blade set between two handles, originally for shaping spokes, but now in general use for dressing curved edges of wood and forming round bars and shapes.

Nearby words

spokane, spoke, spoke-dog, spoken, spoken for, spokeshave, spokesman, spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise

Origin of spokeshave

First recorded in 1500–10; spoke² + shave

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Examples from the Web for spokeshave

Now take a file or a spokeshave, and round off the 'sides' and 'belly' carefully, taking care not to touch the 'back' of the bow.
Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880|Various
Plane to these lines wherever possible, then use the spokeshave.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
The only tools desirable to provide, in addition to those previously used, are a trammel and spokeshave or a circle plane.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration|Charles Franklin Warner
To make the vane balance, the rear portion from the pivot to the stern should be planed thin and rounded with the spokeshave.
Carpentry and Woodwork|Edwin W. Foster

Do not be afraid, but boldly pare this down level with the surrounding horn, for which purpose nothing is so good as a spokeshave.
Practical Taxidermy|Montagu Browne

British Dictionary definitions for spokeshave

spokeshave

/ (ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv) /

noun

a small plane with two handles, one on each side of its blade, used for shaping or smoothing cylindrical wooden surfaces, such as spokes

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