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A woodworker`s knife to shave off surfaces
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drawknife
Word definitions for drawknife in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
drawknife \drawknife\ n. see drawing knife . Syn: drawshave.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A drawknife ( drawing knife , draw shave , shaving knife ) 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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave. 2 A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: drawshave ] [also: drawknives (pl)]
Usage examples of drawknife.
After working until sunset, I moved to the woodshop and smoothed rough timbers into usable planks until I could not lift the drawknife one more stroke.
Light, I've orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper's adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and .
Start with the drawknives, and we will see how far we get before night.
Light, I’ve orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper’s adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and .
Light, I've orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper's adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and.
Oakum and tar and fresh wood shavings from the dry docks where the shipwrights wielded their drawknives and mallets.