veritas are pricy I have about 10 different ones here from different makers all about the same keep them sharp an all will do the job for you, remember there is different styles of draw knifes also an each has a different purpose
Thanks, I noticed the obvious curved versus straight blades but others seemed to have an actual profile of the blade itself. Wondering what the purpose of that was, perhaps a different angle?
Take a look at Magard Log Home Building Tools. Maurice makes draw knives 4 dozen at a time. Been in the biz for 25-30 years. Don't forget to study the lit up log home on his home page.
The guy lives like a bat = never call before 3PM.
Drawknives are typically a tool to remove bark, and can be very aggressive. They aren't that easy to control. Other tools similar would be inshaves and scorps. You might want to invest in a spokeshave first and get the hang of shaping before you get a tool that you may not use.
I use both spoke shaves and draw knives. They are as different as night is from day (up here in the winter, that's debatable.). I agree with Cabinetman = a drawknife is a wicked, aggressive tool and it takes a while to get the movements of skinning the bark off a log chunk.
Even if you have no appetite to buy anything from Magard, you can see what a variety of draw knives looks like.
Doesn't even begin to answer all of your questions but it may be worth looking at for encouragement on cleaning up the ones that you find.
Draw knife are very versatile - bark removal was more commonly done with a bark spud rather than a draw knife. Draw knives are probably more wide spread across wood disciplines than chisels as far as use.
It may depend on how old or dry the log is, or your preference in tools. Some bark is just ready to fall off. You may get more leverage with a spud, but I would rather use a tool with two handles.:yes:
Firemedic: you don't suppose that a spud might be the best tool for hardwoods and a drawknife for conifers? Up here, conifer logs 12" - 18" are the most readily available for constructing log homes.
I see enough logs homes go up to watch that everyone straddles the logs and pulls with draw knives.
Need 200 logs? Sure. We can deliver that tomorrow.
It may depend on how old or dry the log is, or your preference in tools. Some bark is just ready to fall off. You may get more leverage with a spud, but I would rather use a tool with two handles.:yes:
It's more a matter of season it was felled. If you let a log "dry out" with the bark on you are more likely to have a bug eaten rotten log than a log with lose bark.
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