Morakniv draw knife

[bentstick54]

I stumbled across this draw knife at an estate sale. Still had original price tag on it for $39.99. I don’t think it was ever used and I gave $15 for it. I just finished an osage bow, and used it as a scraper for tillering. Worked better than any card scraper that I have ever used. And was definitely easier on my hands. Just thought I would share if anyone was interested.

[bentstick54]

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[Pappy]

Nice 👍, I have one about like that. Works great. Pappy

[Hamish]

Nice find. Mora uses quality Swedish steel. Good value, even if you pay full retail price.

Small drawknives are good tools provided you don't ask them to do more than were designed for, ie  shaping and working with a sharp blade(good scraper too as you have found out).

A bigger drawknife is a better tool if you're hogging off large amounts of wood where you need to use a lot of bodyweight. I you try doing that with a small drawknife don't be surprised, sooner or later when you pull a handle off the knife. Then it never fits back on the handle securely.

[Eric Krewson]

The smaller Swedish drawknives are great for carefully chasing a grain around osage pin knot clusters and scraping, not so good for hogging off lots of wood. Mine is made like a regular drawknife but has a paper thin blade.

You hit the jackpot on that find.

Mine is the small one of this group. I started out with the huge debarking drawknife at the top and use it exclusivey when I am making bows.
   

 

[bentstick54]

Here’s my collection Eric, and the Morakniv was sure a welcome find. I was using some 3x5 Stanley cabinet scrapers for final tillering, and they were sure getting hard on my old fingers. The Morakniv draw knife has a very thin blade and being able to hold the handles while using has been a very welcome addition.

[sleek]

Man I need to step my game up and find some good ones. I have this little collection but only one has just the right bevel, curvature, and handle angle that I like to chase a ring. Are yall finding it takes a very specific type draw knife to chase rings?

[bentstick54]

The 3rd one up from the bottom was my dad’s. The rest were all found at various antique stores. I use the lower ones for bark/sapwood removal,.The top 2 seem to be my favorites for chasing rings and removing bulk belly wood. My new favorite for finesse work is the Morakniv.

[gifford]

I got mine at a garage sale, in a box of tools, just like my old 4in1 Keen Kutter rasp, many years ago. I kept them both and handed back the box of other tools so they could resell them.  At that time I didn't know that it was a drawknife, I used it as my scraper. It did a fantastic job as a scraper. Both tools are still in my go-to box.