[OP]
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Hey All,
A good friend of mine gifted me his Grandfather's draw knife. It's kind of hard to make out any markings, but believe me, it's old. It's also sharp as the dickens. So, here are the questions:
- What are the best applcations for this wonderful gift?
- What is the best method for sharpening (the blade seems to have a compound curve).
- What are that differences in application between the draw knife and the spoke shave?
Thanks for any and all advice!
Maurice
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Hey Mau!
I think Bob Smalser posted a good tutorial(SP) on sharpening a draw knife. We used them them in scouts 37 years ago to strip bark and dimension logs to a (real) rough size.
The Spoke shave is sharpened and works very much like a plane where as a draw knife is alllllllll Blade.
Last edited by Tyler Howell; 11-24-2004 at 11:36 AM.
TJH
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Here ya go Maurice...everything I know about drawknives:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ight=drawknife
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ight=drawknife
““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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Thank you Bob! Your work is very inspirational and a pleasure to view. You are a true craftsman.
Maurice
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