Wood Carving Knife Set (3 blade)
This Wood Carving Knife Basic Set is ideal for beginners and a must-have for new wood carvers or whittlers. Without a doubt, good-quality knives make wood crafting a lot more enjoyable, safer and much easier.
This Wood Carving Knife Set contains 3 specialist carving knives with ashwood handles
- 1 x Small Sloyd Carving 60mm knife
- 1 x Small Detail Craving 45mm knife
- 1 x hook knife 53mm
- 1 x grinding stone for sharpening.
- 1 x polishing compound
- 1 x leather strop for fine sharpening
- 1 x handy canvas pouch to keep your set protected.
The blades are made of high-carbon steel with a comfortable timber handle. Designed with the highest quality and convenience for your whittling, cutting, and carving projects.
Choosing a carving knife is really a personal choice and can be confusing. Why not get started with our Basic Wood Carving Tool Sets for beginners.
Straight Top with a Curved Cutting Edge - Sloyd type blade
Used for slicing and concave cuts. The curve helps so your blade won't bite into the wood when making a tight curve. Try a tight concave cut with a straight bottom knife (like C) and notice how it will kind of jump or skitter across the wood.
- Total length –165mm
- Blade length –60mm
- Blade width –16mm
- Handle length –105mm
Curved Top with a Straight Cutting Edge
This style is your basic carving knife. Useful for a variety of carving. A longer blade in this style will remove a lot of wood fast. A shorter blade in this style will work well for your details. The shorter blade can also be used for chip carving.
- Total length –174mm
- Blade length –45mm
- Blade width –8mm
- Handle length –133mm
Hook Kife
This style is your basic concave carving knife. Useful for shaping internal, precise cuts into the wood. Best results when drawn with the grain, leaving a spoon cut or bowl cut.
- Total length –170mm
- Blade length – 53mm
- Handle length –105mm
*Note: dimensions are average and can vary from set to set.
Sharpening
The correct order is sharpening stone first, then apply compound to the strop, and finally strop the knife. Use the stone to fix a dull or damaged edge, then use the compound-loaded leather strop to polish the metal and create a razor-sharp finish.
