drawknife
Two-handled wood shaper
A drawknife is a woodworking blade with handles at both ends, pulled toward the user to shave wood.
Coopers use drawknives to shape barrel staves; chairmakers use them to round spindles.
The tool removes material quickly but requires skill to control depth.
Also called a drawing knife or drawshave.
Tool for curving wood
- debarkingStripping bark from logs
- peelingComing off in strips
- chamferingCutting angled edges
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
tapering · chair making · timber framing · bow making · cooperage · log cabin · rustic furniture · bodging
Flat cutting edge
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- bevelSloped edge or cut
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- tangSharp, biting flavor
steel · sharpening · whetstone · honing · straight blade · curved blade · jigger · two-handed grip
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
precision · workmanship · hand tool · heritage craft · Shaker furniture · apprenticeship · journeyman · master craftsman
Force toward oneself
- shearingCutting away fleece
- paringCutting away rind
- skivingEvading work or duty
- slicingCutting into portions
chamfering · beveling · rounding · tapering · feathering · smooth finish · green wood · seasoned wood
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Tool for curving wood
- debarkingStripping bark from logs
- peelingComing off in strips
- chamferingCutting angled edges
rounding · tapering · chair making · timber framing · bow making · cooperage · log cabin · rustic furniture · bodging · Windsor chair
blade
Flat cutting edge
tang · steel · sharpening · whetstone · honing · straight blade · curved blade · jigger · two-handed grip · vise
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- skillAcquired ability through practice
dexterity · precision · workmanship · hand tool · heritage craft · Shaker furniture · apprenticeship · journeyman · master craftsman · rustic
pulling
Force toward oneself
slicing · chamfering · beveling · rounding · tapering · feathering · smooth finish · green wood · seasoned wood
drawknifespokeshave
Tool for curving wood
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