noun
- a woodworking tool with a blade set between two handles, used for shaping curved surfaces
Usage: woodworking
Examples
- The carpenter used a spokeshave to smooth the curved chair leg.
- A spokeshave is essential for making wooden spokes for wagon wheels.
- She carefully drew the spokeshave along the wood grain to avoid tear-out.
- The antique spokeshave had worn wooden handles from years of use.
- He adjusted the blade depth on his spokeshave before starting the project.
- The woodworker’s spokeshave created perfect curves on the boat’s ribs.