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I am a fifth generation woodworker. Although I grew up and spent my early years in my fathers shop, I did not go pro until the mid 1990s. My interest in wooden spokeshaves began after attending a Windsor chair class taught by Mike Dunbar. Here I became familiar with both the original wooden spokeshaves and various modern versions. Finding and restoring original wooden shaves allowed me to learn about what makes these tool work the way they do. Later when I was a teaching assistant to Mike Dunbar, I would repair old shaves or modify modern wooden shaves for the students. It was here that a pattern developed: when I would tune a shave for a student, I would often loan them my handmade shave to use. Impressed with its performance, they usually asked if my loaner shave was for sale. DAVES SHAVES was born. Make a Shave with Dave is a one day woodworking course that I developed to teach students how to make a spokeshave and promote a general appreciation of this tool.This popular class later became the basis of an article on making wooden spokeshaves, published in the August 1998 issue of American Woodworker (#67). If you would like a copy of this article, contact their back issue department.

 

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