Vintage EZ Cutter Drawknife

Vintage EZ Cutter Drawknife – restored, sharpened, and ready to pull shavings.

This mid-20th-century EZ Cutter drawknife came out of an estate shop and cleaned up into a solid working user. It’s a straight-blade pattern with turned wood handles and a clearly stamped “EZ Cutter Warranted” logo on the spine.

I go for clean, stable, and functional – not polished-to-new. This one still shows honest shop wear, patina, and a few age spots, but the edge is sharp and it’s ready to go right to the shavehorse or bench.

Dimensions (approx.)

• Cutting edge: ~8 in
• Blade height: ~1 1/2 in
• Overall width, handle to handle: ~14 in

Condition

• Blade is straight with no cracks or chips.
• Original dark handles are tight with no structural cracks.
• Black finish on the handles shows honest wear, small dings, and rub-through spots from decades of use.
• Steel shows stable patina and light pitting/staining here and there, especially away from the edge.
• EZ Cutter logo stamp is crisp and easy to read.
• A few tiny flecks of old red paint remain in deeper wood divots – left in place to avoid over-sanding the original handles.

Please review all photos – they’re part of the description and give the best feel for the tool’s character.

Work Performed (by Moab Maverick Tools)

This drawknife was completely gone through before listing:

• Full wipe-down with mineral spirits to remove dirt and grease.
• Carefully removed user-applied red paint from ferrules, tangs, and handles (acetone and Q-tips), leaving only tiny remnants in deep divots.
• Handles hand-sanded with 320 grit to smooth wear without erasing age.
• Rust removed with 3M abrasive pads and WD-40, keeping the original patina and preserving the raised stamp.
• Edge re-shaped and sharpened through progressively finer abrasives, then test-cut on clean wood.
• Handles treated with boiled linseed oil (BLO), wiped back, then finished with a beeswax balm for a dry, grippy feel.
• Metal treated with Ballistol and finished with paste wax for protection in storage and transit.

It’s not a museum piece – it’s a vintage user that’s been tuned up so you don’t have to start from scratch.

Use

Great for:

• Chair and stool work
• Edge-joint cleanup and tapering
• Green woodworking on a shavehorse
• General shop shaping and debarking

As with any edge tool, use common-sense safety: keep fingers clear of the edge, cut on a stable workpiece, and store with the edge covered.

Shipping & Packaging

• Ships well-padded in a sturdy box.
• Blade will be oiled and wrapped for protection.
• I’m happy to combine shipping on multiple tools when possible – message me before checkout.

Notes

This listing is for the EZ Cutter drawknife only. Any rulers, background boards, or props in the photos are not included.

If you have questions about size, use, or restoration details, feel free to send a message – I’m always glad to talk tools.