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NOTE: LIMITED NUMBER OF NEW METAL CIGAR SHAVES READY TO SHIP. EXPECT UP TO 6 WEEKS TO SHIP IF YOU ARE LATER IN THE ORDER QUEUE.

Item description:

NEW BLACK METAL OPTION (Info at bottom)

Meet your future best shop mate - inspired by traditional cigar shaves but with a modern take. Its primary function is to carve into tight concave areas with fluidity and ultimate control. It’s form is a combination of a traditional round bottom spokeshave and cigar shave but it’s functional design departs from there. I’ve developed a bevel down blade which allows carving into tight curves down to ~1-1/2” radius. The feel is a natural carving action, much like using a carving gouge, with just the right bevel shape to aid in a smooth action.

This shave shares the same depth of cut control as my standard spokeshaves. The depth of cut is controlled intuitively on the fly entirely by rocking the tool either forward or backwards. The tool comes set to my preference but you can fine tune the blade setting to fit your desired range of action from light to aggressive. No doubt you’ll find a setting that suits your style of work in short order.

As with all my shaves I utilize a very hardwearing "boxing" strip in the sole. Unlike a traditional wooden spokeshave the sole on this shave will maintain its shape under heavy use.

I like using native American woods (cut and dried by me in shop) like pear, apple, dogwood and persimmon. I also use exotics such as rosewoods, ebonies and boxwood. Please select wood options from the drop down menu to see availability.

New metal shave info: It’s just like my wooden shave but (obviously) all metal. It has an extremely hard wearing type III anodized finish over aluminum. It took me 4 years of prototyping to dial in exactly what I do by hand but in metal. It required dabbling with metal types and finishes before I found the right combination that still gave the feedback of a wooden shave. It’s lovely and I think you will be thrilled.