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Figure 106.  Drawknife

To put a taper on a shingle, the shingle-maker would shave one end of the shingle with a drawknife.  An expert shingle-maker might split off a shingle with a perfect taper.  (Photo 1994)
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Copyright Amelia Wallace Vernon. All rights reserved, 1998. Revised, 2008.