Surform or spokeshave for shaping neck? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T07:43:36Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/surform-or-spokeshave-for-shaping-neck?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2269564&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI forgot to mention one of my…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-29:2592684:Comment:22710302015-03-29T22:26:25.007ZJim Morrishttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JimMorris
<p>I forgot to mention one of my favorite tools - the cabinet scraper. It quickly cleans up rasp marks and it's pretty inexpensive. Old timers would use a piece of broken glass as a scraper to get a nice smooth finish.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention one of my favorite tools - the cabinet scraper. It quickly cleans up rasp marks and it's pretty inexpensive. Old timers would use a piece of broken glass as a scraper to get a nice smooth finish.</p> oh I meant to post this! rou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698852015-03-28T18:00:34.870ZRTZGUITARShttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RTZGUITARS
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<p>oh I meant to post this! round on one side flat on other rasp and file. As I said I looked for a bgigger one but have not seen one . Then can a cut clean 90's and shape a inside and outside radius. Almost as cool as hot chicks who love beer.…</p>
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<p>oh I meant to post this! round on one side flat on other rasp and file. As I said I looked for a bgigger one but have not seen one . Then can a cut clean 90's and shape a inside and outside radius. Almost as cool as hot chicks who love beer.<a class="iol_imc" style="left: 207px; top: 0px; width: 371px; height: 364px; visibility: visible;" rel="nofollow"></a></p>
<p><a class="iol_imc" style="left: 168px; top: 103px; width: 450px; height: 158px; visibility: visible;" rel="nofollow"><img class="mainImage" style="width: 450px; height: 158px; background-color: #ffffff;" src="http://www.provenwoodworking.com/images/woodworking-tool-rasp.jpg"/></a></p> Great idea! I've already thou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698582015-03-28T13:49:31.523ZTN Twanghttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TNTwang
<p>Great idea! I've already thought of several uses for the peeler: cleaning up fret glue, fine-tuning F holes, etc.</p>
<p>Wife'll never miss it--although she's still mad about how I got glue in her toothbrush.</p>
<p>Great idea! I've already thought of several uses for the peeler: cleaning up fret glue, fine-tuning F holes, etc.</p>
<p>Wife'll never miss it--although she's still mad about how I got glue in her toothbrush.</p> ** it is not really an either…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698892015-03-28T08:29:35.033ZThe Phrygian Kidhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JefLong
<p>** it is not really an either/or position, these are fundamentally different tools.</p>
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<p>a surform (or rasp, woodfile) is great for roughing out shapes quickly, they chew wood up. They're really handy for rough shaping a neck, especiallly say the heel and where the head meets the neck.</p>
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<p>A spokeshave is a kind of plane, usually with a curved blade rather than a flat one. It shaves wood away in thin slices. It is a finishing tool, when you know how to use it the work…</p>
<p>** it is not really an either/or position, these are fundamentally different tools.</p>
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<p>a surform (or rasp, woodfile) is great for roughing out shapes quickly, they chew wood up. They're really handy for rough shaping a neck, especiallly say the heel and where the head meets the neck.</p>
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<p>A spokeshave is a kind of plane, usually with a curved blade rather than a flat one. It shaves wood away in thin slices. It is a finishing tool, when you know how to use it the work will not need any sanding or anything afterwards and sanding may in fact take you backwards..</p>
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<p>They're both great tools and really handy to make a guitar neck, although it is possibly to make one without either.</p>
<p></p> The Shinto rasp works great.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698112015-03-28T05:35:59.671ZTitch the Clownhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TitchtheClown
<p>The Shinto rasp works great. There is none finer. The only drawback is that there is not a curved version.</p>
<p>Don't underestimate kitchenwares as woodworking tools. My Kiwi brand vegetable peeler works as good as any spokeshave. The fine cheese graters I got from Aldi do a great job on lighter woods like pine.</p>
<p>I also like to just whittle with a sharp knife.</p>
<p>The Shinto rasp works great. There is none finer. The only drawback is that there is not a curved version.</p>
<p>Don't underestimate kitchenwares as woodworking tools. My Kiwi brand vegetable peeler works as good as any spokeshave. The fine cheese graters I got from Aldi do a great job on lighter woods like pine.</p>
<p>I also like to just whittle with a sharp knife.</p> Also, this popped up, which y…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22696632015-03-28T04:47:25.572ZRon "Oily" Spraguehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RonaldSprague
Also, this popped up, which you may enjoy reading:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-taper-a-cigar-box-guitar-neck-with-hand-tools" target="_blank">http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-taper-a-cigar-box-guitar-neck-with-hand-tools</a>
Also, this popped up, which you may enjoy reading:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-taper-a-cigar-box-guitar-neck-with-hand-tools" target="_blank">http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-taper-a-cigar-box-guitar-neck-with-hand-tools</a> Go to your local DIY woodwork…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698042015-03-28T04:39:04.095ZRon "Oily" Spraguehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RonaldSprague
Go to your local DIY woodworker supply house, and get a 4-in-1 rasp. Buy a cheap one, and then buy a quality one. The whole outlay shouldn't run you more than £25. The cheap one will work until it doesn't, and the quality one can be passed down a generation or two. Or, buy 3 cheap ones for the price of one quality one.<br />
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And the cheap ones can be sharpened.
Go to your local DIY woodworker supply house, and get a 4-in-1 rasp. Buy a cheap one, and then buy a quality one. The whole outlay shouldn't run you more than £25. The cheap one will work until it doesn't, and the quality one can be passed down a generation or two. Or, buy 3 cheap ones for the price of one quality one.<br />
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And the cheap ones can be sharpened. Rasp seems like the most popu…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22697402015-03-28T03:47:28.158ZAnnaWhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/AnnaW
Rasp seems like the most popular choice.. :) next question - is it worth paying for a good quality one or will a basic one do the job?<br />
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Can't get a Dragon in the UK, would have to get it imported. Shinto has good reviews and readily available here (plus it's Japanese & I like samurai swords!): <a href="http://www.japanesetools.com.au/products/shinto-saw-rasp" target="_blank">http://www.japanesetools.com.au/products/shinto-saw-rasp</a><br />
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Rasp seems like the most popular choice.. :) next question - is it worth paying for a good quality one or will a basic one do the job?<br />
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Can't get a Dragon in the UK, would have to get it imported. Shinto has good reviews and readily available here (plus it's Japanese & I like samurai swords!): <a href="http://www.japanesetools.com.au/products/shinto-saw-rasp" target="_blank">http://www.japanesetools.com.au/products/shinto-saw-rasp</a><br />
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Any thoughts? Vinyl has it... Something s…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22698012015-03-28T03:14:05.349ZJohn Sawyerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnSawyer
<p>Vinyl has it... Something satisfying about the curly shavings rolling off the spokeshave.</p>
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<p>Vinyl has it... Something satisfying about the curly shavings rolling off the spokeshave.</p>
<p></p> I have a cheap Stanley spokes…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-28:2592684:Comment:22696572015-03-28T03:11:40.184ZJohn Sawyerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnSawyer
<p>I have a cheap Stanley spokeshave. After a little cleaning and sharpening, it makes quick work of a neck.... Half the time I don't need a rasp...</p>
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<p>I have a cheap Stanley spokeshave. After a little cleaning and sharpening, it makes quick work of a neck.... Half the time I don't need a rasp...</p>
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