: a woodworker's tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each end for use in shaving off surfaces
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Debark two logs with a putty knife if the wood is seasoned, or a drawknife if the logs are green.
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Roy Berendsohn and Mike Cunningham, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2020
Lay the bow flat and taper the sides of the limbs with a drawknife.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
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Roy Berendsohn and Mike Cunningham, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2020
Lay the bow flat and taper the sides of the limbs with a drawknife.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
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“Drawknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawknife. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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