I need a draw knife for a project I am going to start. I need it for some
2x2 work so I don't need a large one. I don't have any knowledge of brands
on the market an their quality. Can anyone give me a recommendation. I don't
expect to use this very often so I don't want to buy top of the line.
thanks
Craig Orput
Cave Creek, AZ
On 26-Oct-2003, "Pops" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need a draw knife for a project I am going to start. I need it for some
> 2x2 work so I don't need a large one.
I really like my Veritas drawknife. It's smaller than some. I use it for
carving paddles.
<http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=31074&category=1,130,43332&ccurrency=2&SID=>
Mike
You don't want to pull the draw knife too far back. That's
what happened to my half brother.
M.
"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
> > Mightywhiteo'ya, Owie. I'll do just that. You're now in my will.
>
> Yeah well, I ams who I ams - and you should prolly watch yer back from
> now on...
>
> --
> Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
> Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
> <http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com>
> <http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html>
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:51:09 -0800, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> The handles are
>> for my <insert harp string plucks here> bow saur. </harpy stuff>
>
>Pay no heed folks. Nothin' to see here. Just another shout from the
>LairE who cries bowsaur.
<snort>
>Say, Larry... you got the parts to that bowsaur aimed at anyone in
>partikular at the event of your untimely demise? If not, I'd be mighty
>appreciative and I'll make you a promise to put the parts in a box, look
>at the contents every 6-12 months, and proclaim to the group that it's
>nearing completion.
Mightywhiteo'ya, Owie. I'll do just that. You're now in my will.
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:38:28 -0800, Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> Mightywhiteo'ya, Owie. I'll do just that. You're now in my will.
>
>Yeah well, I ams who I ams - and you should prolly watch yer back from
>now on...
As IF someone would kill for that "kit".
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Bob, I have two Greenlee's myself but I am sure there are other good
brands. Look in Lee Valley's catalog. They usually stock good stuff. I
LOVE to use a drawknife but find there are few times to do so. Used to
take bois-de-ark down with it and make mallets.Still using them and
made them in the 60's when I was a kid on the farm.
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 07:54:53 -0500, Bob Bowles <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I'd avoid Anant.
>
>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 05:09:23 GMT, "Pops" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I don't
>>expect to use this very often so I don't want to buy top of the line.
In article <[email protected]>,
Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
> The handles are
> for my <insert harp string plucks here> bow saur. </harpy stuff>
Pay no heed folks. Nothin' to see here. Just another shout from the
LairE who cries bowsaur.
Say, Larry... you got the parts to that bowsaur aimed at anyone in
partikular at the event of your untimely demise? If not, I'd be mighty
appreciative and I'll make you a promise to put the parts in a box, look
at the contents every 6-12 months, and proclaim to the group that it's
nearing completion.
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
<http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com>
<http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html>
In article <[email protected]>,
Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
> Mightywhiteo'ya, Owie. I'll do just that. You're now in my will.
Yeah well, I ams who I ams - and you should prolly watch yer back from
now on...
--
Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
<http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com>
<http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html>
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 05:09:23 GMT, "Pops" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I need a draw knife for a project
> I don't expect to use this very often
Pah !
That's what they all say. 8-)
A drawknife is still one of the quickest ways of removing lots of
timber from an awkwardly shaped piece. Once you've got the knack of
it, you'll find yourself using it more and more. It's also a hugely
satisfying tool to use.
I don't much like Windsor chairs, but there are few things to compare
with felling a tree and turning it into a chair within a week, all
with hand tools.
>Can anyone give me a recommendation.
Keep your eyes open, learn to sharpen, and turn/find some replacement
handles.
They come in different sizes and curvatures, and with different angles
on the handles. Handle style (straight, right angle, ball) is a
personal choice, but having a range of sizes to hand is often helpful.
Most people I know who use one drawnife find themselves starting to
collect a set.
Old sales are great, eBay isn't bad, and some of the better modern
vendors still list them. I find the modern French sort (ball handles)
are good in the smaller sizes, but for a big one I like an old
Sheffield one with handles at a right angle to the blade.
Other things you'll need with it are a drawknife sleeve to store it
in, and some sort of bench / drawhorse to use it with.
I regard safe storage of a drawknife as essential. They're a huge
great blade, they need to be sharp, and they're a bit of a hazard left
unguarded. Make a wrapper of heavy canvas or (even better) vegetable
tanned leather, held with a couple of press studs. Don't use chrome
leather, as it causes rust.
A drawhorse is the best way to use a drawknife (a low bench, you sit
along one end and there's a foot-operated clamp at the other).
Whatever you use though needs to be low down and used from a sitting
position. I've seen all sorts of odd vices screwed roughly to a
length of timber and held down by your feet. Even a tree stump and a
loop of rope can work
You can use a drawknife on a piece of timber held in a bench vice. But
it's frequently awkward, as it's too high up and you're working from
one side of it. You really do want to get yourself along the axis and
be working straight-on to the timber.
You may also like to wear a smooth, heavy jacket, just to guard
against shavings down your decolletage and the occasional slip where
the timber jumps out of the clamp and thumps you.
--
Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods
I'd avoid Anant.
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 05:09:23 GMT, "Pops" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I don't
>expect to use this very often so I don't want to buy top of the line.
Boy don't ya' hate it when that happens?
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 23:09:30 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>You don't want to pull the draw knife too far back. That's
>what happened to my half brother.
>
>M.
>
>
>"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Mightywhiteo'ya, Owie. I'll do just that. You're now in my will.
>>
>> Yeah well, I ams who I ams - and you should prolly watch yer back from
>> now on...
>>
>> --
>> Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
>> Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
>> <http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com>
>> <http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html>
>
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 05:09:23 GMT, "Pops" <[email protected]> brought
forth from the murky depths:
>I need a draw knife for a project I am going to start. I need it for some
>2x2 work so I don't need a large one. I don't have any knowledge of brands
>on the market an their quality. Can anyone give me a recommendation. I don't
>expect to use this very often so I don't want to buy top of the line.
Take your choice: $5-10 on *b*y or http://www.leevalley.com has
several to choose from, starting at $34. I love their carver's
draw knife. I even used it to knock off the corners of a couple
handle blanks before turning them on the lathe. The handles are
for my <insert harp string plucks here> bow saur. </harpy stuff>
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