The Collaborative International Dictionary
drawing shave
Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.
A woodworker`s and joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave.
(Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.