Timber Tuff TMB-05DC Curved Draw Shave Tool, 5"

This draw knife works very well to remove bark on smaller diameter pieces. It's well constructed and stays sharp. The rounded shape is better than the long flat style for my needs.

Cuts clean when sharp. As it dulls cuts get shoddy, but this is as it should be.

I used this after purchasing it and it worked great. However the shave tool came with a lot of small chips in the blade. It was sharp but these chips were not just felt by the bare hand but were big enough to see without looking hard. Prior to using this shave tool I decided to run a file over the blade to smooth out the chips and put a finished edge on it. This tool was easy to sharpen and worked really nice however I only gave it 4 stars because strait out of the box you shouldn't have to break out the file to straighten out an edge. The tool does come with a rudimentary rubber protector for edge retention during shipping so this must be how the finished product comes from the manufacturer.

I did not order or receive the draw knife. Looks like a good one

The handles are well shaped, and the blade was properly sharp upon delivery. As with all of my edged tools, I cleaned and sharpened it each day after use. I used the draw knife to remove the bark from several oak limbs. Some of the sharpness issues noted in other reviews may be due to technique, both with the tool and with the stone. Using a skewed slicing motion with each draw more easily removes material. After cleaning with 409 each day, I used a flat stone, oil, and circular motion on the bevel side with great sharpening results.

Well shaped and easy to hold and use, but it came without an edge and I had to sharpen it before it was really usable. It seemed like whatever machine sharpened it wasn't aligned properly.

Strong and up to the job, a very well made tool, but it would be nice if it came with a leather sheath, or available as an option.

Imagine an 18th century Williamsburg cabinet-maker, carpenter or cooper who had this tool dropped off at their shop. They would be thrilled as that is how the village blacksmith would have made it at his local forge and foundry. It was then left up to the craftsman to fine tune the tool for work. Thus, this is a quality tool that requires a lot of milling with a few files, and then some serious sharpening with some diamond-embedded sharpening stones and emery paper. The work can be sped up with a grinder and power sander. For $30 I now have a nicely tuned tool that would cost me $150 from an European tool company. If you want to use this tool right out of the box, this is not the tool for you.

El producto es chino pero de buena calidad sobre todo considerando el precio, el acero retiene bien el filo, pero hay que hacer notar que no viene afilado si no tienes experiencia afilando no es recomendable ya que por la curvatura tiene cierto grado de dificultad para afilarlo,

Works good but the blade cound be a bit longer.

Good quality good value for money

Neben einer Säge war dieser Hobel das einzige Werkzeug was ich benutz habe um einen Eibenbogenrohling aus einem Eibenast zu schnitzen. Entrinden, hobeln grob und fein sowie abziehn war kein Problem. Die Konstruktion ist in sich so steif, dass man selbst bei hohem Kraftaufwand den gewünschten Klingenwinkel halten kann. Die Schneide hat werksseitig eine sehr gute Schärfe und die Klinge bleibt lange scharf. Wer häufiger Holz wie gewachsen händisch verarbeitet wird seine Freude an diesem Werkzeug haben

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