A drawknife is a woodworkingtool used to shape wood. It consists of two handles with a narrow blade in between. The handles may be inline with the blade or offset. Although it is called a drawknife, it can also be used with a push-stroke. The blade is sharpened with a chisel grind. Large sizes can be used to dress logs, and small sizes for carving and shaving. It can be used to remove large slices of wood, or can shave like a plane. Since the blade is narrow, it can be used on concave or convex curves. A Spokeshave is used instead for more controlled cuts. Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... This page discusses common devices known as tools, for other meanings see Tool (disambiguation) Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... A spokeshave is a tool used to straighten and smooth wooden rods and shafts, often for use as wheel spokes or arrows. ...
They are: a drawknife, for roughing out the form; two spokeshaves, one with a flat sole and the other with a curved sole; and a scraper, for final smoothing.
A drawknife removes much material fast because it can remove large shavings, but it is hard to control for careful detailing.
Then remove the high spots with the drawknife lying flat on the side as in photo 15, and cut down to the line you made with the drawknife at an angle.
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