Drawknife

Date1900

Mediumwood, brass, iron

Dimensions1 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.2 × 29.2 × 1.9 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Lester Y. Gifford in Memory of Dorothy Wyman Gifford

Object numberPC1978.125.15

DescriptionObject is comprised primarily of a long wooden body with two symmetrical handles on each end. A vertical indentation on the wooden body allows for the placement of a steel blade, which is affixed to the body of the object with two screws and a brass plate. The edges of the blade are comprised of pointed tips that are bent downwards into the body of the object and are visible on the inverse side. Drawknives are scraped along the edges of wood to make straight carvings, and are utilized by a variety of professions.

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