Tool type
Scraper & Spokeshave
Tools that work a surface with a burnished burr or a short-soled blade: cabinet scrapers, scraper planes and spokeshaves for curved work.
- 4 models
History
The No. 80 cabinet scraper is the single most useful cheap Stanley tool still findable for pocket money, and the No. 112 scraper plane is what you reach for when figured timber tears out under any bench plane. Spokeshaves divide into flat-bottom (convex work) and round-bottom (concave work).
How to choose one
For the 80, the only thing that matters is that the sole is flat and the blade is not pitted at the edge. For spokeshaves, check the adjusters turn and the mouth is not cracked.
Sources
- reference-site
Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach - book
Dictionary of American Hand Tools — Alvin Sellens
Models
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Stanley No. 12 Veneer Scraper
A scraper on the same principle as the 112 but in a shorter body, originally sold for cleaning up veneered surfaces without dishing them.
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Stanley No. 80 Cabinet Scraper
A scraper blade held in a two-handled cast iron body, with a thumbscrew that bows the blade to control the cut.
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Stanley No. 112 Scraper Plane
A full-size scraper in a bench plane body: knob, tote, wide sole and a thick scraper blade whose pitch you can set.
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Stanley No. 151 Adjustable Spokeshave
The standard adjustable spokeshave: a flat sole, a short iron and two knurled screws that set the depth at each end independently.