drawknife
noun
draw·knife
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Definition of drawknife
: a woodworker's tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each end for use in shaving off surfaces
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Debark two logs with a putty knife if the wood is seasoned, or a drawknife if the logs are green. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build a Beautiful Log Rack," 14 Feb. 2015 About 19 inches from the midpoint, taper down the limb to end with ½-inch-wide tips, as seen here: Step 5: With a drawknife or band saw, refine the shape. — Andrew Del-colle And Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "How to Make a Bow and Arrow By Hand," 5 June 2018 Step 4: Debark your bow with a drawknife, as shown above, and mark the shape of the bow's broadside. — Andrew Del-colle And Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "How to Make a Bow and Arrow By Hand," 5 June 2018 Step 6: Lay the bow flat and taper the sides of the limbs with a drawknife. — Andrew Del-colle And Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "How to Make a Bow and Arrow By Hand," 5 June 2018 Ship builders used antique tools such as brace-and-bits, drawknives and adzes to construct the vessel, along with modern electric tools. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "William Melbourne Smith, the spirit behind the original Pride of Baltimore who led a wave of historical shipbuilding, dies," 10 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drawknife.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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