Drawknife

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  drawknife \drawknife\ n.
     see {drawing knife}.
  
     Syn: drawshave.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.
     1. A woodworker`s and joiner's tool having a blade with a
        handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing
        it toward one; a shave; -- called also {drawshave}, and
        {drawing shave}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision
        along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from
        tearing the surface of the wood.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drawknife
       n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawshave}]
       [also: {drawknives} (pl)]