Building a Custom Tool with the Hock Spokeshave Kit
If you're looking to get into fine woodworking or just want a tool that actually fits your hand, picking up a hock spokeshave kit is probably one of the best weekend projects you can tackle. There's something deeply satisfying about using a tool you built yourself, especially when that tool is responsible for those silky, flowing curves on a chair leg or a custom paddle. Most of us start out with the standard metal-bodied spokeshaves—and those are fine—but once you feel the way a wood-bodied shave glides across a workpiece, it's hard to go back. ...