Lie-Nielsen Small Bronze Spokeshaves

The inspiration for Lie-Nielsen’s first spokeshave was a small shave made by Preston, the now defunct English firm famous for its metal shoulder planes. Despite its petite appearance, this spokeshave feels surprisingly heavy in the hand, and cuts with a sureness that will come as a revelation to those used to run-of-the-mill cast iron spokeshaves. The 1/8″ thick A2 steel blade seats firmly on a fully-machined bronze bed that supports it right up to the cutting edge. Curved sole has a 1-1/2″ radius. It is 6-3/4″ long with a 1-3/8″ wide iron.

The Small Bronze Spokeshave is available with either a flat sole or a curved sole. The flat sole spokeshave is for shaping flat or convex surfaces. The curved sole spokeshave is for shaping concave surfaces. It is curved front-to-back in radius of approximately 1-1/2″. This curved spokeshave works best for relatively tight curves. If you are shaping a gently curved concave surface, you might consider the Lie-Nielsen Boggs Curved Spokeshave.