Timber Tuff TMB-13DS Straight Draw Shave Tool, 13"

This item is great. I purchased it for my husband and it arrived so fast he didn't realize what it was. Knowing what we know now the 10" would have been more than enough. He is a bigger guy and this is wider than he needs, but still works like a champ.

I like the sharp blade and the good feel of the handles. Hope it lasts for many years and I think it will.

Surprisingly good for an imported tool in this price range. I sharpened mine a little. Works well, good value. Shipped and arrived in a reasonable amount of time, no problems. Feel safe ordering it, if you know anything about tools, you shouldn’t be disappointed for a new tool of this quality in this price range. I discovered that I really like shaving bark, it’s kind of cathartic...love it!

I reviewed the comments before purchasing. The price point was in my ball park. Buyers found the draw knife adequate for stripping bark of of fallen trees. The edge of the knife out of the box is sharp. Mine the bottom was angled up and not intirely flat. I like to sharpen things anyways. The steel is excellent. Good hardness. Worked it on a stone for about eight hours over a week. Used a file in the last stages. The steel resisted the cutting edges of the file. Its good at this stage but needs a little more filing and honing. The handles are at a good and comfortable angle to work many hours without fatigue setting in. Other similar product was over a hundred dollars and I still would have sharpened it. I recommend because hands tools are a personal commodety .

I bought this knife to peel dirty bark from logs before sawing them on my band sawmill. It is well suited for this but I don't think it is the quality knife needed for shaving in fine wood working.

This is not intended to be a draw knife as one would use on a shaving horse. Its a very heavy duty tool for stripping bark off of logs.

I bought this tool mainly to remove bark from logs, and for this function it is a good value. You can put a rough sharpening on it, and strip bark easily. However, if you plan to use this for finer woodworking, I would invest in a higher quality tool. Once I did a few logs, I decided I would try to clean up the edge a bit to use for other projects. The backside of the blade is absolutely not flat - it has a serious concave surface in the middle. I've spent several hours with files, sandpaper, and sharpening stones to get it closer to flat, and I'm still working on it. For rough scraping, it's a fine tool. But if you're using this for traditional fine woodworking, I'd save up and get something better, unless you want to put the time into resurfacing the blade.

Pealed three 16' logs so far and edge is still sharp. The Made in China tempered steel is OK! and these logs (D-fir & P-pine) aren't green, but one year old dry logs with tough bark! As another reviewer mentioned, the draw knife didn't come sharpen, but after 5 minutes of a wet stone...I was off and pealing! Remember to knock off paint on backside of cutting edge, otherwise you'll be sharpening with wet stone all day. I really like the way the handles are assembled (lock nuts) and even though I've tighten them once, I see the utility if handles ever break.

works great

I love this product

Seems decently made considering the price. Came quite rough and dull, so I spent a good hour on the whetstone honing it. Took an edge quite nicely, but it doesn't hold that edge as well. Honestly though, considering the price I think it's great for someone like me that will only use the tool infrequently. I use it to shape handles of all kind, such as resetting axe, sledge hammer, pickaxe handles, etc.

This isn't some German steel 4 pound knife that's been honed by Tibetan monks to a mirror polish that will cost $300 however for what this does cost, what this can do, I'm impressed and I think anyone who buys will also be impressed. Mainly I use this on pine and I've found it to cut very well and I have zero complaints on my purchase. The handles are nice and tight, never come loose or apart. You can change them out if needed but I've not done this as stock handles have been just fine. The angle of the grind on the blade is decent but I did sharpen it up right at the start. The steel is strong and I've not had any issues with the blade either. I've peeled many dozens of logs with this knife and the edge has held up quite well, as it's not chipped even with going through tough knots. A couple of the logs I did peel I found led shot I guess someone was doing target practice. Going through that lead did nothing to the blade. Took some pictures. The logs that are standing up I debarked and this coming spring I'll give them a final go with this knife. Other logs have come out great when I've used this peeler. The other couple pictures are various small projects which I've used this knife. When I need to grab another draw knife I have no issues with this and would buy it again. Helpful, is how I hope you find my review

Middle of the road product, have to put a proper edge on the knife when you get it