As a long-time draw knife user, I have seen a lot of silly, shallow, and wrong information on RU-vid about draw knives and how to use them. Some people swear that they must be used bevel down. Others think they are primarily for removing bark. Still others demo with a tool that is clearly not sharp. Yours is one of the few draw-knife videos I have seen that reflects deep knowledge. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
I love this video it's a great tutorial, I am very patiently waiting for several of your tools to come back into stock I am ready to purchase, one of them being the carving axe with a tiger Maple handle.
Hello Ervin, Glad the video was helpful for you. I am just starting on the next batch of carving axes and some will get curly maple handles. Look for them sometime in March.
Thanks for this video. I LOVED it. First time to visit your channel!! See ya again soon!! ps-I was watching your elbow 💪 get awfully close to that anvil. In case your elbow lost the battle with the anvil, I would be MOST willing to take the anvil off of your hands so it would NEVER happen again!! he he he he Hope your Thanksgiving was a memorable one. See ya again soon!! This note is sent from the World’s Largest Golf Tee (about a 3 minute walk from our back door)!! We are also 7 miles away from the World’s Largest Horseshoe AND the World’s Largest Anvil!! Google all three. You won’t be sorry you did!! See ya soon Buddy!!
thank you for sharing this, much appreciated . i'm real curious about that neat vice you got there. i've just started trying step up my woodworking game, and man these C-clamps were giving me hell. i've resorted to screwing together jigs for whatever piece im messing with at the time. it would be nice to not have to do that
Two questions if you will please: I heated up a 135-150 year old drawknife (my first restoration), with olive oil on the blade. My goal was to try darken the blade (protect it). This was from guidance from another restorer. I used a small propane torch and kept it moving over the entire 14" surface, both back and front and the top part of the tangs. The steel never changed any colour that I could see, but it was too hot to touch for more than a half second. I let it cool down slowly in the air. Did I destroy the temper of it? 2nd question: I did heat one of the tangs up to a blue colour (kinda shiny rainbow colour), so that I could bend it straight. Its about 3" down a 6" tang. I bent it just fine and let it air cool. Did I damage the tang metal (which will be encased in a wooden handle) by doing so? Thank you for your experience and time.
Lots of good info - I just miss the hint to use ppe/psg aka a thick leather apron or similar to protect your belly or other extremities from getting cut open when not everything goes to plan ;) Regards Smarty
It's pretty hard to cut yourself with a draw knife when you're using it at a shaving horse. Most cuts occur when sharpening, picking up, dropping, or groping in a tool box. I have done two of those four.
Congratulations! I have a RU-vid channel and it's called kcf móveis planejados. I love working with wood. I have a tool like this, I thought your video was incredible. Congratulations always!!!! God bless you as you grow a lot!!!
