drawknife

[ draw-nahyf ]

noun

, Carpentry.

, plural draw·knives.

1. a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing drawing over a surface.

drawknife

/ ˈdrɔːˌnaɪf /

noun

1. a woodcutting tool with two handles at right angles to the blade, used to shave wood US namespokeshave

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawknife¹

First recorded in 1630–40; draw + knife

Example Sentences

Professionals would probably use a drawknife and spokeshave; a YouTube video, “Spindle Repair on a Chair Back” by Fixing Furniture, shows how.

From Washington Post

These are the poems of a man with eyes like a drawknife, hands like a pickpocket's hands, woven of water and logic and hunger, with no strand of love in them.

From The Guardian

A drawknife is the proper tool for shaping the neck.

From Project Gutenberg