spokeshave
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.
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Holding the thin end in the vise, pare the curves with a knife, spokeshave, or draw-knife.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreThe spokeshave should be held rather lightly so as to allow it to follow the curve.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreUse the spokeshave to pare off the four corners (to sharpen the sword), and finish them with a plane.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreThe galvano-cautery, trephine, and spokeshave should be avoided.
Prepare the cocoanuts by cutting them up into thin slices with a spokeshave or machine.
The Candy Maker's Guide | Fletcher Manufacturing Company
British Dictionary definitions for spokeshave
/ (ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv) /
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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