drawknife

Meaning

Noun

1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
2. 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.

Verb

To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Synonyms

drawshave

blade

carryall

facer

knife

🔪

palette knife

plane

plate

rabbler

scraper

scraping

slicker

scraping tool

doctor knife

spreading knife

erasing knife

scraper foundry trowel

scraping cutter

adze

skimmer blade

Etymology

From draw + knife.