Drawknives anyone? Spokeshaves?

[Square_peg]

Youngest daughter wanted a sword last weekend so out came the drawknife.

You're a good dad.

How do you like that drawknife? I think I prefer the curved blades to the straight blades. I pull them at an angle across the work in a slicing motion.

 

[church&son]

How about an ancient drawknifer with an ancient drawknife drawknifing 'hawk hafts?

 

[Pipeman]

"How about an ancient drawknifer with an ancient drawknife drawknifing 'hawk hafts?"

You're to damned old for that kinda work Bro
Where ya been ? Miss seeing your stuff.

R

 

[Square_peg]

How about an ancient drawknifer with an ancient drawknife drawknifing 'hawk hafts?

Nice. Looks like you're using it bevel side down. I feel I have better control that way.

 

[G-pig]

I use both bevel up and a bevel down. bevel down is nice for cutting curves and often large amounts of stock removal. Flat side down is nice and precise and creates a fairly straight surface. I have others that were beveled on the back at a very shallow angle which work somewhere in between.

 

[church&son]

You're to damned old for that kinda work Bro

You right about that Brother.

Where ya been ? Miss seeing your stuff.

I always read everything, but certain ones above us don't like my old rusty/crustys dirtying up their site.

Looks like you're using it bevel side down

Bevel down gives better control on twisty wood, though it takes longer.

 

[HandAxeProMan]

Randy, I have missed your stuff on here as well. You can dirty up my site with your old rusty/crustys anytime, Bro.

Howard

 

[markv]

rjdankert

nice shaving horse. the design seems to be universal. i think the horse i made is a cousin of your's
an old friend gave me his horse
so i decided to build my own last fall so i could say" i made my own" lol

helps to have a shaving horse to make a shaving horse.

all good

buzz

 

[rjdankert]

rjdankert

nice shaving horse. the design seems to be universal. i think the horse i made is a cousin of your's

Thanks, they are pretty universal, but it seems that the ones I've seen all have some differences unique to their makers which I think is pretty cool.

helps to have a shaving horse to make a shaving horse.
buzz

You know, that's what I was thinking when I made the legs for mine.

 

[Mossyhorn]

I've been using a 5" draw knife from Flexcut USA. As the name implies, it will flex for curved objects and will easily shave down even the toughest of materials. You can use the back side for a more controlled cut.

 

[BRL]

You're a good dad.

How do you like that drawknife?

Thanks! I like it but don't use it much and don't have any experience with other ones. It's ultra functional the times I've used it.

 

[bearhunter]

I've been using a 5" draw knife from Flexcut USA. As the name implies, it will flex for curved objects and will easily shave down even the toughest of materials. You can use the back side for a more controlled cut.

i have been thinking about getting one of these. does anyone else here have experience with them?

mossy, it sounds like you really like yours. could you give me more detail about it? i like the fact that it can 'flex' around curved objects...

thanks... j

 

[CB-R]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/antime22/023.jpg
I'm not sure who made the knife, but I've had the Veritas spoke shave for about six years and I love it!
I also am very interested in getting the Flexcut above.

 

[G-pig]

there are a few of them. still haven't remembered to get a group shot of all of them yet..

 

[Square_peg]

What do you use the farriers rasp for? Just as a wood rasp?

 

[G-pig]

Yup, its a tad dull but its good for turning square green handle stock into oval stock.

 

[Square_peg]

Good use for an old farriers rasp.

 

[bearhunter]

i found a place outside of town that carries flexcut products...
sooo... i picked up the 5" drawknife yesterday... its really nice and came razor sharp
it is perfect and just what ive been wanting for making bows, working on or making axe handles, and im going to make my wife and i new canoe paddles this spring...
it seems to be of very good quality...

 

[Steve Tall]

When I first needed to strip bark from branches, I improvised with a curved linoleum knife (cost 3 bucks).

Before I got into vintage tools, I bought one of these Mora 2-handled knives to use as a drawknife (it also works in the push direction). It has a double bevel, and it works pretty well for me. The cost is in the low $20's.

Another Mora "drawknife" that costs a little more:

Now I have some vintage drawknives that I still have to fix up.
The curved edge of a khukuri can also be used as a drawknife.

 

[Square_peg]

I have a new addition to my shaving tools, a 10" Pexto drawknife. It's pretty clean. I haven't done anything to it yet. It could use a touch up with a stone.