Stubai Drawknife Made In Austria

I use this knife to remove bark from Douglas fir trees for log cabin construction. These trees have thick and heavy bark. The knife works very well for the task, and if it works for me chances are that it will be good enough for whatever you might need it to do. I read a bunch of critical reviews of this knife, and I can say that I disagree. The knife arrived sharp, which truly isn't and shouldn't be a point of complaint anyway considering that yes, you will need to sharpen this tool periodically. Personally I would question any review that talks about the sharpness of a knife as a complaint. Any wood working tool will need sharpened during use and it's strange to imply otherwise. The handles are NOT plastic. They are high quality wood with a good coating of paint. Very sturdy. I saw a review saying that their tool rusted. This is likewise a bizarre complaint. Trees are full of water, and if you don't maintain your tools you can expect them to degrade. Simply clean and oil your knife after use, as you would with any woodworking equipment. All in all I would completely recommend this draw knife to anyone who needs a tool of this type. Spend the extra money and avoid the cheaper knives, you won't regret it.

This is a nice sturdy forged drawknife with a slight convex edge in two directions. The cutting edge is slightly convex (further out in the middle) and the blade is slightly convex (can rock on the back slightly when on a flat surface. This configuration suits me fine and the knife works very well for me. Mine has handles that screw onto the forged blade rather than the tangs that bend off the blade and go through the handles. So that's a miss because what I received was not what was pictured. However I think it might actually suit me better because it makes the blade easier to sharpen by making the handles easy to remove and replace. Handles being in the way are a lot of what makes these challenging to sharpen. The handles are aligned with the blade (their axis is parallel to blade back). Again, this works fine for me because it's a good compromise when using the knife both bevel up and bevel down as I do. The forging is excellent, Teutonic manufacturing ethics are clearly apparent. The back cleaned up nicely on a 1000 grit stone because the grinding marks were fine. Polished up on a 6000 grit waterstone the edge takes a mirror finish and holds an extremely sharp edge much better than I would have expected. A polished edge leaves a very smooth, glistening surface on dry wood and is very satisfactory indeed. It cuts green wood like butter and is fully satisfactory on that count as well. Comes with a plastic slip-on edge guard that's worth keeping track of until you can sort out a sheath of some sort. Otherwise it's going to be dangerous to keep in a drawer or bag, risking cuts to yourself and other items as well as risking edge damage. Overall, excellent and an excellent value at the $43 I paid for it, I would definitely do it again and recommend. Definitely a much better option than the somewhat less expensive Chinese versions you see available next to it here on Amazon for maybe 3/4 the price. Those are just disappointment waiting to happen.

This is a quality tool. Good steel, sharp edge, handles that should last a very long time. Some of the bad reviews are the fault of the reviewer. Hard steel that will hold an edge is high in carbon. Carbon steel will rust if you don't take care of it. Wipe it with an oily rag when you are done using it. The handles are not plastic. They are a tight grained hardwood with a thick, durable paint. One review says the blade angle is wrong. That's why the handles are attached the way they are. The user controls the angle while they are using it. I have spent many years working with many tools. A good tool like this will do what it is designed to do and be a pleasure to work with for a very long time.

Keeps a good edge.

Well made and sharp out of the box. The knife is forged and well-finished to deliver a surprisingly light, sharp edge. I used it to strip bark, but it will also shape poles and crude boards. I look forward to using this in many projects yet to come.

I bought this draw knife to speed up the process of making a set of boat oars. To my surprise the quality of this metal is above average. The edge is still super sharp and I can still cut paper easily after banging into countless knots on the wood it still holds well I am definitely satisfied with this purchase I thought you should know my experience. Real person not a bot review.

Great tool. Sharp and easy to manage

Well made and works great

I used it to shave down an eight foot plank of macassar ebony. Worked beautifully. Lovely traditional draw knife.

Requiere afinar el filo y funciona de maravilla , excelente acero

This draw knife sure makes stripping baark from trees very simple. Thanks for the great product Stubai.

The handles are just bolted on. The item is not the same as it is advertised. It was supposed to be one solid piece. Again. Not as advertised