Object number
51/48
Collection
Description
Spoke shaves were used for a variety of purposes - by wheelwrights for shaving the spokes of wagon wheels, by carpenters for smoothing tool handles and by coopers for finishing off barrel staves. This spoke shave was used by Windsor chair maker for shaving chair seats, probably for shaving the flat parts, and may be a 'straight-edged' shave.
Physical description
1 spokeshave; wood and metal (steel?); good condition: chipped in a few places
Archival history
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/48 // NAME: SPOKE SHAVE // NEG NO.: 35/75 // STORAGE: '
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_75.tif - High resolution image
