How to Sharpen a Drawknife 

I'm glad you referred to the drawknive as a single bevel tool. I wish you would clarify that you need to be careful NOT to make a bevel on the flat side. Almost every old drawknife I have seen has been ruined by people making a bevel on the flat side.

Dude your videos on sharpening are the best I have yet seen. I'm impressed.

That’s the first time I see a glossy finish off of a draw knife! 🫵🏼😮

I have an old drawknife that is probably at least a hundred years old that I inherited from an uncle who was a contractor and a master carpenter. It is in beautiful condition. I have had it for 50 years but only been using it since I retired. It has been great for making things like axe handles and lately to shape wood for the lathe. I have been using a palm stone with water, but with a much coarser grit. I see now I should treat it more like a plane blade and that I need to make a much bigger strop. Thanks again for a great video.

Old school, slow is smooth, smooth is fast! Excellent thank you...ATB

After watching this, I am a lot more confident to using and sharpening this tool. Thank you!

Very helpful Video. Maybe you could do a film on how to make a leather sheath for that draw knife.

Thank you! Best video I've seen to sharpen a draw knife to dead flat. I like the strope paddle as well! Thanks!

Cracking tutorial as always. Thank you

Great and inspiring video!

Finally I found a video that tells and show me how to sharpen my very old Drawknife…… Thank you very much……. As you spoke I was trying to figure out your dialect…….. I believed I got……. What part of Texas are you in…???🤠

Loved this! Thank you for taking the time to share!

Thanks for this video man.

Very clear explainations, thank you

Great video brother, thanks for the help!

great video! thanks!

Perfect! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

excellent. thank you.

Beautifully done my friend, from the heart!

Thank you ! As a first time drawknife sharpener , I knew the basics, but, you brought it all together .

Great video ben ye must be very proud of what ye're doing because your tools are fantastic to use

Thanks for the tutorial mate. You're an excellent teacher/communicator.

Pretty sharp technique. Really admire that sheath for it too. Makes me wanna go do some carving with mine.

Thank you your spot on my friend

Thank you

Thank You!

Thank you so much for this tutorial on sharpening a draw knife. I recently bought an old 10" draw knife that I restored. I removed the rust by immersing the metal in white vinegar for 24 hours. I'm currently working on my first long bow using this draw knife. It was already fairly sharp. However, I'm going to use your tutorial to try to get a razor edge on it so that it will be easier to use and have a better outcome on my wood project! Thanks again! 😊

Excellent video. Thank you! Off to the strop.

Nice, thanks.

Loved the part where you shaved some wood from that wood in the end. The sharpening process was good to watch too but was getting boring a bit but the climax of that test made the vdo very worthwhile for me. Thank you!

Like always, nice video, making it easier to learn and becoming better! Great job!

Thanks for an excellent video on sharpening drawknives. That is pretty much the same technique I have used on mine. Would you consider demonstrating how to restore a typical older knife? So many folks have fine older knives that have been neglected, allowed to rust, have loose handles, or have damaged edges requiring some pretty extreme repair. It would be nice for the owners of sch tools to be shown how to restore them to use.

Muchas gracias por su arte. Saludos desde Ralún El Este en Chile

You really seem like you know what you're doing.👍👍

I've been looking forward to this video Ben. Thanks for posting it. I have a Ray Iles draw knife which has a secondary bevel rather than a convex blade. I can see the advantage of the convex blade, would you suggest taking off the secondary bevel at all?

A very well done video. I am working on a live edge table top and keeping my drawknife sharp is very important. As I am new to woodworking high quality, instructional videos like yours make learning new skills so much easier. The marker tip was excellent and really helped me to get my drawknife sharp.

Great video,I tend to use my thumb nail for the final test, if it bites in a little it's shaving Sharp!

This is an excellent tutorial on sharpening a drawknife. I am surprised, however, that you do not also have a tutorial on sharpening a spokeshave, it's "smaller cousin" for finer work. Could you do one?

Very nice Ben. Thank you. I love working with hand tools and some years back I found a draw knife at a garage sale. With a few dings though, which I haven't been able to eliminate with a good metal file. My question is: is the knife harder than 60 Rockwell? Thanks.

Bravissimo

I sharpened mine then came to watch this and see if I can learn anything.

Thanks Ben, now make some draw knives so I can order one please. Your website keeps saying that there out of stock.

Hi Ben after watching this video several times I must add 🙌 I came across a draw knife at a market the other day that caught my eye ,, the makers name was Atkin&son wondered if you'd come across this makers name at all 👍 any feed back would be great fully appreciated regards Martin 👌

How do you sharpen it for seasoned Harwood. Like axe handels. Thank you

Nice! RWB

Can you recommend any U.S. water stones and oil?

What are the considerations of a flat bevel vs a "curved " bevel in using this tool ?

Mine is pretty dull, has a big burr on most of the blade I can feel with my thumb. Going from up to down, how many times should I go at it with a Wet stone?

Where can I get one of these drawknives

Bravo e un bisturi

More information about shave horse?

Ben/anyone: I picked up a new drawknife that's definitely not top tier. I went through the grits from 120-1500, flattened the back (which took some doing), did the marker trick, kept a steady hand (not new to sharing, I can put a hair shaving edge quite easily on knives), and when I was done the bevel of the knife was polished to a shine. I also stropped of course. But my drawknife is still dull. I can scrape off some nail shavings but it's not great. Help please?

I tuoi video sono tutti belli.... Peccato che io non li so tradurre. Guardo solo

What brand is your drawknife in this video. Id like to get one or two like it. Thanks

What do you call that stand your using to hold the knife?

You know how to delete the fluff and get to the point. What a have also learned is to do it right, don't get into a hurry and be methodical. I have seen comments about the video being boring. One has to learn patience to accomplish excellance or learn how to fast forward the video if one is bored!

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Mineral oil is cheaper and just as effective as camelia oil IMO. I coat all my saws and blades when not in use.

I have been attempting to use a draw knife and have come to the conclusion that they are from the devil. This will hope me sharpen it. All i can get it to do now is chatter on the wood and dig in.

I though blades, Japanese Knives, chisels, plane blades etc were sharpened on the flat side only, not the beveled side.

I love my draw knife.... I hate sharpening the damn thing...

Awesome. Thank you.

Thank you