Clifton Convex #500 Spokeshaves are not inexpensive tools, but neither are they compromised in any way. The concave spokeshaves may be used instead of a drawknife to chamfer square timber, but is more often used as a delicate tool by furniture makers to shape the curves on, for example cabriole legs or for blending in curved surfaces made by machine, such as posts and stair rails.
- Clifton spokeshaves are made out of virtually unbreakable spheroidal graphite/malleable iron, the surfaces are finished and polished to give maximum comfort in the hand
- The weight and balance permits the spokesshaves to sit firmly on the wood so that only a striking action is required to make them cut
- The firm seating and fine adjustment allow the woodworker to make delicate nuances in the weight of cut
- The convex spokeshaves is a counter-part to the concave model, and is essential for recessed work