re: Spokeshave from a kit

I’ve built multiple spokeshaves of that type (using the kit from Ron Hock, which is now sold by LV), and I’ve found that after the initial adjustment, the only time I fiddle with the blade is when it needs sharpening. I now bore the screw holes oversize and adjust the cut mostly by tipping the angle of the spokeshave, but if a small adjustment is needed to the blade, I bought some very thin brass washers and pop one of those under the blade to increase the gap, or take a chisel to the wood where the blade mounts to decrease the gap a little.

I also generally set up the blade so it cuts slightly thicker on one side than the other, so if I’m cut to on the right, it’s a deeper cut, and on the left, shallower.