drawshave

1 9.9

A tool with a blade and two handles that you pull toward you to make wood smooth

noun
/ˈdrɔːˌʃeɪv/

Specialized

: cuchilla de arrastre

She sharpened her drawshave before trimming the rough timber.

Examples

He used a drawshave to smooth the edges of the table.
A well-maintained drawshave can make quick work of shaping wood.
The carpenter skillfully used a drawshave to smooth the chair leg.
A drawshave is essential for fine woodworking.
To smooth the wood, he used a drawshave with sharp blades to shape the edges.
A drawshave is essential for carpenters who want to achieve a fine finish on their projects.
With a drawshave in hand, she confidently shaved the rough wood into a smooth surface.

Synonyms

drawknife

vsdrawshave

Specialized

1 9.4

A hand tool with a blade and two handles used to shave thin pieces of wood

is pulled toward the user to shave surfaces smooth for finishing

Surface Forms

drawshave singular

drawshaves plural

Morphology

drawshave = draw + shave (transparent) = draw + shave

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'draw' and 'shave' denoting a tool used to shave wood by drawing it toward the user.

Etymology

Drawshave comes from the common words draw and shave: draw means 'to pull' and shave means 'to cut thinly', so a drawshave is a tool you pull toward you to shave thin layers of wood.