Mark Pfeifer wrote:
> I’m once again humbled by The List.
>
> I don’t hate metal tools but I love wooden ones, even the transitionals that
so many shun. In that vein, some years ago I’d picked up an odd stubby wooden
bodied spokeshave of sorts. I believe it to be a carriage maker’s specialty
tool, and I believe it to be very old, possibly 18th century. It’s stubby but
beautiful despite it. If you know the Douglas C-47/DC-3 airplane, this little
shave was pretty in the same way. And the wedge itself is a work of art. I
literally stare at it and admire it.
>
> It’s rather like a “cigar” spokeshave, but it has a block in the middle, with
a 45 degree iron secured by a wedge. The block is maybe 1.5” x 1.5” by 2.5”
wide. I’ve not measured it.

 > This little goober was even more unique in that the sole is radiused. Not the
tight half circle of say a nosing plane, but I’d guess the radius of the circle
to be maybe 9”. The iron’s 2” wide so you can imagine a pretty gentle curve.

That sounds like a small "cooper's downright" (or "coopers shave").

   BugBear