spokeshave

spokeshave · noun — A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.

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Etymology

From spoke + shave.

noun

A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.

verb

To shape or smooth with a spokeshave.

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Words closest in meaning

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shavehook 60% match — A tool used for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle. vs spokeshave →
drawshave 60% match — A drawknife. vs spokeshave →
handplane 58% match — A manually operated plane (woodworking tool). vs spokeshave →
drawknife 57% match — A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave. vs spokeshave →
inshave 56% match — A two-handled plane for shaving or hollowing out the inside of barrels. vs spokeshave →
respoke 55% match — To fit (a wheel) with new spokes. vs spokeshave →
adze 55% match — A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood. vs spokeshave →
swedge 53% match — A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes. vs spokeshave →