I've done as much google as I can manage, and can't find anything for a reasonable price.

Do any of you who do woodworking know a vendor with a reasonably priced curved drawknife or chair scorp? I'm looking to do just a couple of Windsor style carved chair seats, and really don't feel like spending between $110-$180 on a tool that will eventually get very little use.

I've done the ebay thing and the amazon thing, but aren't having much luck.

There are a bunch of curved drawknives out there made of (relatively lousy) steel for timber work that are quite cheap, but they are sharpened on the outside of the blade for bark removal, rather than the inside of the curved blade for hollowing out.

Thanks.

A

This is the kind of hollowing out the tool is used for:

I bought one to make a leatherwork pony bench. I know I didn't pay more than $25 for it. Did you try searching "inshave" on Amazon?

ETA: Pretty sure this was it...

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I think the best your gonna do for non-Chinese junk is $150. Or you could use a spoon carving knife, but it'll take a while.

I looked at that one. How did it work for you? I was really looking for one sharpened on the inside of the arc, not the outside. If that worked reasonably well, I will get one for this project.

My other option is a carving disc for a 4" angle grinder, but I have a feeling it will cut too quickly for what I am trying to do, and make a total hash of my project.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
I looked at that one. How did it work for you?

It worked OK, not great. Left a lot of sanding. I did take a file and stone to the inside edge to knock off the square, but I could have done just as well with a hook knife. If I had it to do over again, I would bite the bullet and spring for a Dunbar scorp. Especially if I was doing more than one seat.

This?

https://www.lehmans.com/product/10-curved-draw-shave/

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
My other option is a carving disc for a 4" angle grinder, but I have a feeling it will cut too quickly for what I am trying to do, and make a total hash of my project.

Instead of a carving disc, what about a shaping disc? It looks like it will remove less material, and not so fast.

https://www.harborfreight.com/...-in-arbor-58124.html

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
My other option is a carving disc for a 4" angle grinder, but I have a feeling it will cut too quickly for what I am trying to do, and make a total hash of my project.

If you do it this way, how do you avoid cutting across the grain? Methinks it'll look like crap.

Scorps can be a lesson in frustration. They can be had on eBay but...if you don't know how to sharpen one it will be worthless no matter what you paid. Email me and I can offer some assistance...

https://www.rockler.com/search?w=drawknife

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/search#q=drawknife

https://www.highlandwoodworkin...x?find=draw+knife%2c

https://www.woodcraft.com/sear...products&q=drawknife

That's all I could find.

Try Klingspor.com. They have several skorps, including a very nice flexible blade one. I think I have one of the flexibles, but would have to go check in the shop.