Will Myers shows how to refine Shaker candle stand table legs with a spokeshave, block plane, and card scraper
In the above video, Will Myers continues his lesson on making a Shaker candle stand by refining the table legs with a wooden spokeshave, a metal spokeshave, a block plane, and a card scraper. In case you missed part 1, click here to watch it from the previous week where Will used a bow saw to cut out the cherry shaker table legs.
BTW, this video is an excerpt from our popular video class “Building the Hancock Shaker Candle Stand with Will Myers”, which you can buy here in HD digital download/streaming or alternatively buy here on DVD.
Will starts out by using an antique wooden spokeshave to give a curve to the cherry legs. When using a spokeshave, it’s important to push in the correct grain direction, which usually requires some trial-and-error, as it’s often difficult to read the wood grain in situations like this.
Will then uses a card scraper to remove any tearout and smooth the rough facets left by the wooden spokeshave.
Will then uses a finer-set metal spokeshave to refine the curves on the shaker table legs. Learn more about choosing a vintage or new spokeshave here in our guide to curved-work woodworking hand tools.
Will switches back and forth between using the spokeshave and card scraper, and then gives the leg a final smoothing using a finely sharpened block plane. See our hand plane guide (here) to choose a vintage block plane.
Will Myers is an expert furniture maker from North Carolina, who specializes in building reproduction furniture with historical hand tools. Will is featured in the best-selling video class “Building the Portable Moravian Workbench with Will Myers” and on the PBS TV show “The Woodwright’s Shop“. He also teaches woodworking classes at various schools, and has been featured in multiple woodworking magazine articles.
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