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This is a drawknife *Pic*
By:Dan Ruff
Date: 11/1/2001, 9:19 am
In Response To: Re: X-mas crafts: Cedar potpurri and sachets (Patsy)

: Um, what's a drawknife? Not familiar with that terminology.

A drawknife is pretty neat. They are used for roughly shaping things like chair legs. You hold onto the handles, and pull the knife towards your chest. It's actually much safer than it looks or sounds. The biggest risk of injury is probably having the workpiece come loose if it wasn't clamped tight enough. The piece might then jab you in the chest and give you a small bruise. If that ever happens to you, you will make sure it never happens again by clamping it tighter next time. You control the depth of the cut by changing the angle of the blade against the wood. It's very easy to learn with a little practice.

You can probably find a used drawknife on e-bay for $15 or so. They can be bought brand new from catalogs, but cost $60 or more.

If you have a jigsaw already, you can do without a drawknife when making paddles. It's just more fun when you have the right tool.

-Dan

Messages In This Thread

Taking baby steps
Patsy -- 10/31/2001, 9:18 am
X-mas crafts: Cedar potpurri and sachets
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2001, 2:34 pm
Re: X-mas crafts: Cedar potpurri and sachets
Patsy -- 10/31/2001, 3:03 pm
Re: Alternatives to kits....
John B. -- 10/31/2001, 5:54 pm
Re: Alternatives to kits....
Jon Limebrook -- 11/1/2001, 7:21 pm
Re: Maybe, maybe not.....
John B. -- 11/1/2001, 8:43 pm
Re: Laminating plywood
John B. -- 11/2/2001, 6:50 pm
Re: Maybe, maybe not.....
Jon Limebrook -- 11/1/2001, 11:51 pm
Re: Epoxy and strength
Jim Kozel -- 11/2/2001, 10:20 am
Re: Epoxy and strength
Sam McFadden -- 11/2/2001, 2:05 pm
Re: Epoxy additives for fillets question
John B. -- 11/2/2001, 7:13 pm
Re: Epoxy additives for fillets question
Sam McFadden -- 11/2/2001, 7:48 pm
2 gals seems a bit high
Charlie Jones -- 11/1/2001, 11:48 pm
yeah,but you know what you're doing! : ) *NM*
Jon Limebrook -- 11/2/2001, 12:13 am
Doorskin?
Patsy -- 11/1/2001, 8:27 am
Re: Doorskin?
John B. -- 11/1/2001, 6:22 pm
Re: Doorskin?
Rehd -- 11/1/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Doorskin?
Rehd -- 11/1/2001, 10:18 am
Re: Alternatives to kits....oops
John B. -- 10/31/2001, 6:02 pm
Re: Alternatives to kits...more basic questions
Javier G. Blanco -- 11/1/2001, 9:01 am
Re: Alternatives to kits...more basic questions
Dan Ruff -- 11/1/2001, 10:22 am
kits vs plans and tool requirements *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2001, 5:51 pm
Kits vs plans - Merganser
Patsy -- 11/1/2001, 8:26 am
"maybe a better plane" - OBOY- I said that once
Charlie Jones -- 11/1/2001, 11:37 pm
Re: "maybe a better plane" - OBOY- I said that onc
Patsy -- 11/2/2001, 8:26 am
Re: X-mas crafts: Cedar potpurri and sachets
Don Beale -- 10/31/2001, 4:38 pm
Re: X-mas crafts: Cedar potpurri and sachets
Patsy -- 11/1/2001, 8:31 am
This is a drawknife *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 11/1/2001, 9:19 am
Re: This is a drawknife
Patsy -- 11/1/2001, 3:34 pm
a couple?
Dan Ruff -- 11/1/2001, 5:00 pm
Re: a couple?
Patsy -- 11/2/2001, 8:21 am
Sources
Greg Stamer -- 11/6/2001, 4:35 pm
Re: Sources
Patsy -- 11/7/2001, 9:38 am
Re: Taking baby steps
Ben Staley -- 10/31/2001, 12:47 pm
Re: You know youre tired when...
Don Beale -- 10/31/2001, 2:27 pm
Re: You know youre tired when...
Jim Horlacher -- 10/31/2001, 3:00 pm
Re: You know youre tired when...
Patsy -- 10/31/2001, 2:55 pm
Re: Taking baby steps
Brian Nystrom -- 10/31/2001, 12:37 pm
Re: Taking baby steps
Patsy -- 10/31/2001, 2:52 pm
Re: Taking baby steps
Brian Nystrom -- 10/31/2001, 4:06 pm