A drawknife (drawing knife, draw shave, shaving knife)[1] is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a blade with a handle at each end. The blade is much longer (along the cutting edge) than it is deep (from cutting edge to back edge). It is pulled or "drawn" (hence the name) toward the user.
The drawknife in the illustration has a blade 23 cm (9.1 in) long, although much shorter drawknives are also made. The blade is sharpened to a chisel bevel. Traditionally, it is a rounded, smooth bevel. The handles can be below the level of the blade (as in the illustration) or at the same level.[2]
^Davies, Nikolas, and Erkki Jokiniemi. "drawing knife", Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary. Oxford: Architectural, 2011. 154. Print.
A drawknife (drawing knife, draw shave, shaving knife) is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of...
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piece securely against pulling forces, especially as when shaped with a drawknife or spokeshave. The shavehorse provides a rapid and sturdy clamp, which...
rapidly than if used to shape seasoned wood stock. the spokeshave-like drawknife: for crudely rounding billets of green wood to be intermediately finished...
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with an adze. Further smoothing can then be done using a hand plane, drawknife, yariganna (an ancient Japanese cutting tool) or any other established...
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