Dreaming of a Drawknife
drawknife, spokeshave · mostly negative
Seeing or using a drawknife points to disappointed hopes.
What happens in the dream
- You see or use a drawknife: a fine prospect will appear, only to collapse in error and disappointment
How you felt
- Caution: the dream often reflects a fear that a promising project won't hold
- A wish to shape something: perhaps a desire to work patiently on a project
Ask yourself
- Which promise am I counting on too much?
- What am I shaping right now, and with what tools?
See also Plane · Carpenter · Knife · Implements
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: spokeshave.