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Draw-knife Depth controller? *LINK*

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Re: Draw-knife Depth controller? *LINK*

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guard?

Jack Guzman

>Todd,

My totally uneducated guess is that it's some sort of blade guard for transporting the tool.---Jack

Re: Draw-knife Depth controller? *LINK*

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Re: Draw-knife Depth controller?

Todd Hughes

>I think it is for adjusting the angle of the draw knife.On either end it has two empty holes which probaly held an adjustable shoe.Lower them and it will raise the angle of the cut up.....Neat Draw Knife....Todd

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Re: Draw-knife Depth controller?

Mike Fitterling

>That bar looks like it would work as a crude adjustable mouth, turning the draw knife into a kind of wide spokeshave.

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Re: Draw-knife Depth controller?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Mike,

I bet you're right! Pretty cool concept, Wonder if an old drawknife can be retrofitted. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Todd O.

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