Clifton Spoke Shaves 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 permites the Spoke Shaves to sit firmly on the wood so that only a stroking 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.
This tool may be used instead of a draw knife to chamfer square timber, but is more often used as a delicate tool by furniture makers to shape the curves of eg. cabriole legs or for blending in curved surfaces made by machine - such as posts and stair rails.
