I picked this thing up at a flea market for $3. Is this a fleshing knfe or skife that was mentioned in other topics? Can it be used for one. :confused:
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That's called a draw knife, mainly used, I believe, for debarking logs years ago. It would work for flesheing I guess if you got used to it.
This is what a skife knife looks like
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It has a razorblade in it, and is used for fine detail shaving on the skins.
i believe draw knives were also used to make cedar shingles (when they were made by hand) and also used simular to a hand help plane. i have three different drw knives i use for fleshing (different shapes to the blades) and only have one problem with them; and thats probably my style of fleshing more so than the draw knives. i lean my fleshing board against the wall of my shed and fleshing toward myself, if your careful its not as messy as you think.