I managed to find a few moments today to try out the new Quangsheng adjustable spokeshave. As usual the quality of the casting and overall finish are very good. At 484grams (1lb) it's a touch heavier than I was expecting but has a reassuringly solid feel in the hand.
The cutting iron was sharp enough to work with straight out of the box and with the capscrew slackened off by half a turn the adjusters give a sufficiently fine degree of control over the blade projection. The only thing I did need to do was tighten up the adjuster screws into the body, a dab of threadlock may be useful here although so far just nipping them up finger tight seems to have done the trick.
The sole is flat and nicely finished. It did occur to me that there is plenty of meat there if you wanted to file it convex, if this proves a popular idea we may even get some made that way at a later date.
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Very pretty - but not as pretty as an old Preston I picked up for free a while back. Cuts like a dream...
ReplyDeleteOooh now that's proper gloatage! There aren't many free Prestons floating about.
ReplyDeleteMatt, do you know if Q plans to do a curved base shave in either formats? Simon.
ReplyDeleteno hole to hang it up, still could be drilled
ReplyDeleteOr you could keep it in the box supplied, or even hang it up on a magnetic toolbar. I'm thinking of making a little plinth for mine at eye level.
ReplyDeleteHi Simon, Yes, I'm thinking I might ask them to do a curved version of this one. The trouble is deciding what radius to go for. I suppose if anyone wants a shallower curve they could just file a flat one to the desired curvature themselves. Which reminds me I must get around to doing a video on defining curves.
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Matthew
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