Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina carrying milk buckets which has me wanting to

which has me wanting to take the kayak out in wilder waters than I am typically inclined to do

and the ice below

75" tall x

with wonderfully shaped front and back flippers

It was made in two panels

Spokeshave Tool With Gorgeous Patina carrying milk buckets which has me wanting toI've become completely enamored of old handcrafted tools just for the spectacular, typically wonderfully worn objects that they are, but I'm also trying to learn a bit about what they are and do along the way! This is an old wood I think perhaps beech and forged iron spokeshave, the incredible beauty of which photos do not do justice. Spokeshaves which apparently date to prehistoric times, when they were used to shape arrow shafts occupy a space