Youtube Drawknife Request

[Innocente]

hi

have read so much about the drawknife, and i can't visualize how it could be useful for really fine wood removal in bowmaking.
got on youtube and this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZhAEa_d1Tw) showed me how one USES a drawknife. (in bark removal on a log). 
any of you technosavvy guys willing to film yourself useing the drawknife on a bow in progress? 

the pics are nice, but actually watching live action of a guy who knows how to do it is worth gold to a newbie.


thanks in advance

[banoch]

Flip it over and use it bevel down.

[Hillbilly]

Flip it over and use it bevel down.

x2.

[Dane]

A drawknife, like all hand tools, takes a LOT of practice before you start to feel proficient with it. It took me years to start really understanding what you can do with one, and start to feel comfortable that I was using it and it wasn't using me. Same deal with the adz, spokeshave, and other tools. Patience is the key to learning a craft, and willingness to use materials in the process.

Dane

[Innocente]

i agree with you dane. that's why i was hoping one of you more experienced bowyers would demonstrate correct use of the tool for us newbies

[Dano]

I have never tried using the drawknife with the bevel down. I have seen some guys use it bevel down, but for me I have better control of it the way I'm used to, It just seems to hog off more wood with the bevel up.

[HoBow]

I'm with Dano.  Bevel up gives me much more control.  In fact, I've never had any luck bevel down- sharp or dull draw knife.

[Josh]

I get my draw knife razor sharp and hold it 90 degrees above the bow limb and push it away from me with the bevel towards me and remove limb-long shavings of wood.  I mainly use it for fine tillering.     -josh

[Dane]

You can also use the drawknife pushing away from you, with the blade facing away, not toward you. It feels strange at first, but once you have the basic technique, it is not that hard to do.

Dane

[Jesse]

I dont use a draw shave a whole lot but I like to use it bevel down. With the bevel up it seems to dive too deep. With it down I can get the right control and still take as much as I like. I like a slightly curved blade also. I know a lot of guys like the straight blades. I would try both and see what works for you.

[Hillbilly]

With the bevel up, I can't be sure of it not digging in on me, I can control it and cut how I want to bevel-down. I guess it's just what you get used to. I use mine like Josh said at 90 degrees as a scraper, too.

[1/2primitive]

I've mentioned this before to numerous people, but I use a drawknife with a small, flexible blade; it's the best tool I have. And I always use it with the bevel up. I haven't done much research into other companies that sell the same thing, but Flexcut has my drawknife of choice.
       Sean

[George Tsoukalas]

You can vary the angle of attack to make a finer cut. The more the angle the finer the cut. However, you are better off with a scraper or rasp for really fine work. Jawge

[Mark Anderson]

I use a drawknife almost exclusively. I have three that all have diferent bevels and are all three diferent sizes. A 15inch steep bevel for lots of quick removal of wood as well as bark,  a 10 inch with slightly less navel that is sharper for more controlled wood removal and then a swedish carving draw knife with a five inch blade that is razor sharp ( literally ) for shaping handles and such. Of course I also use scrApers and files but the majority of my wood removal is with a drawknife.

[knap_123]

i use mine boyh ways, bevel up tp remove bark and sap wood,  down and angled to chase a ring or scrape