Axes, adzes and drawknifes #3: Drawknifes restore and MaFe's sheath types

I love the old tools coming back to life.

-- -Sam - West Virginia -

Perfect timing. You must be a mind reader. I have a carving drawknife that needs a sheath. I am also expecting to buy two micro drawkinvies next week and they will need blade protection.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Dang Mads, it is a joy to watch you work. What love. What fun.

Thanks,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I love drawknives. My first paying job with wood was building custom log homes in the Colorado Rockies. We were paid by the foot to skip-peel 100’ dougfirs by the truckload. Boy its fun to think back to those times….

-- StevieP ~ Micheal Tompkins - you were not here on earth long but left a giant mark on us. RIP Brother

I was given an old draw knife that has been laying out in the desert for a long time. Evidently you have your spies out and working. I’ve cleaned part of the rust from it and the handles seem OK but are a bit loose.

It is hiding on the lower left hand corner on the door behind the ear protectors.

From looking at your pictures, I assume I can just peen the ends over on the dished washers on the handles to tighten them. My attempt to sharpen this thing was less than spectacular. So I will be looking forward to how to do this properly.

You da man Mads. That’s a good trick with the wire. I haven’t seen that before.

-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.

I need a lathe. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan

Careful with that turning stuff….... it gets addicting. A lathe is extremely handy for making handles, knobs, not to mention mallets, bowls lamps, etc. and it’s fun too. I wouldn’t give up my lathe for anything. Nice blog, Mads, I don’t know where you find the time to do all these nice posts.

-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.

Mads, what fun I have sitting on your shoulder watching you busy with your draw knives.

I must tell you a story. I was in an old museum in Northern California one time with the family. It was a train museum. There was an old nice lady keeping it. The kids and her got along well. And the conversation went to fixing and repairing things. My kids were bragging that anything going into our garage would get fixed, no questions asked. But the nice lady put a different spin on it. She had a dad that could do the same thing, fix anything broke. One day the old washer broke real bad. Her mom was very happy, it was an old washer, it did not have a lot of the new features on it, so she was looking forward to a new washer. Well her dad said wait a moment, let me take it to the garage. You can see where the story is going, sure enough, a day later dad came out of the garage all proud of himself. He fixed the washer. But nobody else was happy.

So Mads, what you do here is GOOD fixing, but not all fixing is good.

Pabull.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower

Nice story Pabull and very true.

-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.

Thanks Brit.

I hope it does not draw from the knives....lol

Pb.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower