tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post7699448761574190309..comments2024-03-27T12:51:12.930-07:00Comments on Woodworking in a Tiny Shop: A Funky SpokeshaveTiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-28748343979991188172018-06-14T22:21:18.229-07:002018-06-14T22:21:18.229-07:00Bob - you've outdone yourself. Thanks so much...Bob - you've outdone yourself. Thanks so much for the great information.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-28721594663202520162018-06-14T12:31:00.434-07:002018-06-14T12:31:00.434-07:00Blog answer posted
BobBlog answer posted<br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-59873723674375357092018-06-14T08:24:18.859-07:002018-06-14T08:24:18.859-07:00Confirmed EC Stearns spokeshave No 8. The No 7 wa...Confirmed EC Stearns spokeshave No 8. The No 7 was similar but had gull wing.<br />Ill explain shortly in a blog <br /><br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-33668211712876556902018-06-09T18:30:39.596-07:002018-06-09T18:30:39.596-07:00Update: I found an almost identical (but not exact...Update: I found an almost identical (but not exactly) photo from an eBay sale in January and the seller said it was an E. C. Stearns spokeshave, though it had no evidence of the Stearns name on it in the pics. That spokeshave also sported a Stanley iron, further throwing doubt into the mix.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-61053408982166208622018-06-09T18:07:12.355-07:002018-06-09T18:07:12.355-07:00Thanks, Bob. Hadn't heard of Stearn - I'l...Thanks, Bob. Hadn't heard of Stearn - I'll hit the internet and look for them now.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-10647965825267223992018-06-09T03:25:53.706-07:002018-06-09T03:25:53.706-07:00That filigree looks like a Stearn, but normally it...That filigree looks like a Stearn, but normally it would say so on it. It is a copy of the Stanley original No 53 spokeshave. Will look in my American patented spopkeshaves book and get back to you if I find anything else on it<br /><br />Bob, with the grand kids this AM, the boy (Rudy) is all wrapped up on the couch with them and loving itValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-63353124961990404862018-06-08T21:18:35.911-07:002018-06-08T21:18:35.911-07:00Interesting. Thanks for checking on that, Ralph.Interesting. Thanks for checking on that, Ralph.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-43861092705046083332018-06-08T16:11:31.047-07:002018-06-08T16:11:31.047-07:00I was going to say Stanley until I saw the filigre...I was going to say Stanley until I saw the filigree around the front. None of my Stanley catalogs show fancy work on any of the spokeshaves. The Sargent, Sandusky, and Chapin catalogs came up dry too. Maybe it's an English import?Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com