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Authorised Dealer  |  Melbourne Tool Company  |  SKU: MTC10650

Melbourne Tool Company Round Sole Spokeshave

£85.95
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Description

The Melbourne Tool Company is the must have shaping and smoothing hand tool to have on your bench. Its ergonomically designed body and inlaid cork hand grips make this spokeshave comfortable yet rock solid in your hand with a gently curved base. This spokeshave features twin blade adjustment knobs means setting up your spokeshave precisely a straightforward task. Its versatility as a convex shaping tool is only matched by its ability to smooth curved wood broadly and in isolation.

An uncomplicated spokeshave

This Spokeshave can shape and smooth any kind of wood yet remains an uncomplicated tool. The minimalistic design makes it easy to disassemble for sharpening and maintenance and reassemble for work.

Solid cast steel body with inlaid cork hand grips

These Spokeshaves are made from a single piece of ergonomically shaped cast steel. Comfortable in the hand whether being pushed or pulled, your thumbs will find their place naturally against its surface in either direction for controlled work. The inlaid cork hand grips soften the sensation of holding the tool and improve your grip minimising twisting as you work. This balance of comfort and control means you can work for hours.

Twin blade adjustment knobs

The knurled adjustment knobs are generous and easy to adjust. The blades depth of cut and angle is adjusted by simply turning the blade these adjustment knobs. The knobs means setting up the blade properly is an easy and predictable task both the depth of cut and skew. The extra thick 3.2mm bevel down blade gives vibration-free cutting and can cut in all directions. The blade locks down firmly via the single cap iron knob.

M2 High Speed Steel blades

The M2 HSS (High Speed Steel) blade has high abrasion resistance which means it will hold a sharp edge much longer than many other steels. This also means that it may take a little longer to bring up an edge, very similar to A2 steel, but holds the edge longer than O1 steel.

Your MTC spokeshave is delivered packaged in a foam lined cardboard box. Inside is a QR code you can scan to download your Owner’s Manual.

Specification

  • Overall width: 290mm
  • Sole dimensions: 25mm x 72mm
  • Sole radius: 62.5mm
  • Weight: 375g
  • Body: Cast Steel with Natural Cork inlay
  • Blade steel: M2 HSS
  • Blade bed angle: 40 degrees
  • Blade angle: 25 degrees
  • Plane blade dimensions: 3.2mm x 51mm x 48mm

Delivery & Returns

Same-Day Dispatch

Orders placed before 2pm (Monday–Friday) are usually dispatched the same day. All deliveries are fully trackable.

UK Mainland Delivery Options

Service Price Delivery Time / Notes
FREE UK Delivery FREE (orders over £85) 1–2 days
Economy Delivery £4.50 2–3 days
Standard Delivery £5.95 1–2 days
Express Next Day £7.99 Next working day — orders placed by 2pm (Mon–Thurs)
Express Pre-Noon £15.95 Next working day before noon — orders placed by 2pm (Mon–Thurs)
Saturday Delivery £25.50 Saturday delivery — orders placed by 2pm Friday
Click & Collect FREE Open for collection: 9am–4:30pm (Mon–Fri)

Important information

  • Express Pre-Noon and Saturday services aren’t available to Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands, Islands or remote postcodes — Express Next Day takes 2 days and other services may be slower.
  • Large or heavy items may not qualify for Express Pre-Noon or Saturday delivery to your area — we’ll contact you if this applies.
  • Click & Collect – Collection available after you receive “Ready for Pickup” email — most orders before 2pm are same day.

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Charlie N.
Impressed with the heft

I have been looking at the MTC spokehaves for a few months before my purchase. I wanted to upgrade from a set I bought online a couple of years ago because I wanted to know how this type of tool functions. Once I really worked with the initial tool and understood its use with grain, I decided to upgrade. The initial pair of spokeshaves were cheap in price and quality, but they let me learn what I needed to know about tuning up this type of tool in order to get it to work correctly, which took a few hours because of the lack of quality in those tools. When I saw MTC had a sale, I bought both the round and flat sole. The price was decent, no shipping cost, that was a plus. They arrived in good shape and were packaged nicely. I opened the box and the paper wrapped tool, and was impressed with the tools heft when I picked it up. I took it apart, did a quick once over and noticed a few burrs from the machining process that I removed with a small file. I also noticed some swirl marks on the sole of the flat spokeshave (the round spokeshave didn't have them). I honed the blades on both which didn't take long as both came sharp out of the box. I tried out both and liked the feel in my hands. The cork on the handles is a nice touch to the tool also. When I got a notice to rate the tool. I took a closer look at surface of the finishing and saw these (as best as I can describe them) fissures throughout. I don't think it's the metal but more the finishing process. As a woodworking instructor I get to talk a lot about the pros and cons of equipment and tool usage. Now I have something else to say to them… here is a company that offers a very nice tool, that is used for a specific purpose, for a reasonable price.
The four stars rating is for my limited use of time with the spokeshaves.

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jason s.
Blade needed some flattening

blade needed some flattening on a diamond stone finished up on 6000. nice finish on the wood

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Bob G.
Spokeshave worked great

The spokeshave worked great out of the box with minimal honing.

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Roger A.
Round bottom spoke shave

Round bottom spoke shave

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Michael O.
Has a great look and handle

The spokeshave has a great look and handle ergonomics are good. I hope the cork inserts last a long time. There are two big issues for me with this spokeshave, and I own and use numerous spokeshave at all price levels.. First the mouth in front of the blade is way too open, so delicate shavings are not possible easily. Second, the back of the blade had fairly prominent milling groves in it at a right angle to the blade's edge. This required 20 minutes of tedious flattening to get the back flat to the blade, before it could be sharpened. I have several, close up photos if you are interested. These two things need to be corrected before I could recommend this spokeshave. The same back flattening issue was present on the curved MT spokeshave's blade, but its mouth was considerably tighter which is good.

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