The common spokeshave has not changed much in over a century.  The main types can be subdivided several ways but they are essentially, high or low angle with various shapes to the foot plate.  I find this tool a great help when making bows, handles, or other spindle-shaped things.  A flat shave will take you a long way but I get great use out of a rockered-style (convex front-to-back) for creating the complex shape of a bow handle.

These examples are from the very early 20th century and are all probably still in use from that era.  I still have a boxwood low angle shave from my great-grandfather.  The steel is remarkable.