Kunz Round Bottom Spokeshave
- Easy-to-use spokeshave to smooth and shape wood
- Adjusting screws to help set the blade
- Lever cap holds blade in place securely
- Round bottom for concave surfaces
- 2-inch blade made of high-quality German steel
Product Description
This is an all around spokeshave that all woodworkers should have in their shop. Fine adjustment of the blade is achieved by using the 2 adjusting screws. Made in Germany. No. 580 1000: Flat bottom No. 580 1050: Round bottomAmazon.com Product Description
Designed for concave surfaces, the Kunz Round Bottom Spokeshave has two adjustment knobs for precise tuning and setting of the blade. It is designed to be pushed or pulled with both hands to smooth and shape wood in places where a hand plane cannot do the job. This spokeshave is made in Germany…. More >>
I purchased this shave for the purpose of shaping a curved table pedestal out of mesquite. The shave would do nothing but chatter no matter how I held it, high or low angle, push or pull, dull or sharp. The blade is junk too. I thought maybe the problem was the very hard mesquite I was trying to work, so I re-sharpened and tried it on some poplar… nothing but chatter and a dull blade after just 5 or 6 strokes.
I got two Kunz spoke shaves last year, a round bottom and a flat bottom. The flat bottom is fine, but this one chatters so badly that it is useless. I even went to the trouble of epoxy bedding the blade and making a heavier chip breaker. I think the blade is just too thin. I guess you could buy an expensive blade, but it would cost more than the entire tool. I would not buy one of these again.
I have yet to get this spokeshave to perform the way it should. Next time, I will pay more attention to other reviewer’s comments.
I bought one of these two years ago, along with the flat bottomed spoke shave. Whereas the flat bottomed unit works OK, I have never been able to produce anything but chatter marks with this one. I tried making a beefier chip breaker, setting the blade in a bed of epoxy, honing the blade razor sharp, etc. No cigar. After talking to some others, it seems that this general design is flawed and everyone has had the same experience. It is copied from an older Stanley design which wasn’t good either. With so much curve on the sole, the blade protrudes unsupported and will chatter on anything remotely hard. I think if you really need a round bottomed spoke shave, you really need to go with a more expensive one.