Record Spokeshave A63 / A64 Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Spokeshaves
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Manufacturer: Record
Tool Type: Spokeshave
Model No: A63 / A64
The Record spokeshaves number A63 / A64 are a simple 9 inch long non-adjustable
spokeshave.
These spokeshaves are classed as non-adjustable spokeshaves due to there
being no fine adjustment mechanism for adjusting the blade. The 45mm
(1 3/4 inch) wide blade on the A63 / A64 spokeshaves has to be manually
placed in position by hand.
Once in place, the cutter is secured by locking the lever cap on to
the blade. The lever cap is locked / released by turning the lever cap
thumbscrew.
The spokeshave body and lever cap were advertised as 'All-Steel / Malleable Iron (Unbreakable)'
and were finished with a red japanning finish, a finish colour which
was not the norm for Record tools.
The handles on the A63 / A64 are advertised as a 'straight handle'.
Each handle has a convenient circular hole cut in the end to allow the tool to hung
from a hook in the workshop.
The Record A63 spokeshave has a round bottom / curved sole.
The Record A64 spokeshave has a flat sole.
The combination of these two spokeshaves make them suitable for a number of fine
shaving applications primarily on convex and concave curved edges with the A63 suited
to shaping and shaving concave curves and the A64 used to shape and shave convex
curves.
The Record A63 and A64 spokeshaves have blue version counterparts in the form of
the Record 063 and 064 spokeshaves. These spokeshaves are virtually the same other
than they are finished in blue paint and they are made from a different material.
Body:
malleable iron
Blade Adjusters:
steel
Spokeshave finish:
red
Length:
228mm (9 inch)
Cutter Bed:
45 degrees
Weight:
226g (8oz)
Record Spokeshave Blade / Cutter
Cutter: tungsten steel
Cutter Width: 45mm (1 3/4 inch)
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Record red spoke-shaves
Record a63 / a64 round and flat spoke-shaves
Record small red spoke-shave
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