Draw knife alternative?

[jasonoflivingston]

My machete seems to work kind of ok. It does suck starting all over again and having to start with the basic tools.

A machete is what I used the last time I needed to remove bark.  I started by using it like a drawknife, but once I got a section of bark off, I switched to using the handle and sliding the blade along the surface of the wood to gain momentum and let the blade work through the bark.  Sliding works much better than hacking.  That being said, a proper drawknife or a hatchet with one flat side would be my preference. 

[mullet]

You can use a hatchet for almost anything you need to do to make a bow. I use it more then my band saw.

[sleek]

Last few of my bows has been nothing but my K-Bar start to finish. But for debark a broken bottle will work. I have also used the back side of a hack saw blade. Never used yew before but had an elm bow lift a splinter when bark popped off. It pulled wood up with it. be careful doing that, putting a bow under stress with bark on.

[DavidV]

I have one of these, crappy steel but it works okay until you can afford a good one.
http://www.menards.com/main/mobile/tools-hardware/hand-tools/cutting-tools/8-draw-shaver/p-1465879-c-9123.htm