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A woodworker`s knife to shave off surfaces
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drawknife
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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 ...
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 ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
drawknife \drawknife\ n. see drawing knife . Syn: drawshave.
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.