Hand Tools

I really like my Flex Cut knives and palm gouges. They stay sharp with very little stropping. I don’t have a set of their full size gouges but will eventually buy a set.

-- Growing older but not up!

I gorgot to give you a link http://www.flexcut.com/
My personal favorites are the skew gouges in the palm size. I also have their JKN91 Carvin’ Jack
whick is a really neat little package to carry in your pocket or tool apron.

-- Growing older but not up!

thanks!

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

I have a 3-4 sets of flex cut. I like them also.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Hi Jude;

Good to see you posting.

I personally like Ashley Isles carving tools, and have quite a collection of them. (somewhere over a hundred).

I have come across some Japanese carving tools that I’ll soon be adding to my collection. Very high quality tools.

As for wood chisels and hand saws, I am a big fan of Japanese tools, and have several sets of those as well.

They are fantastic in quality, and hold an edge like no other tools I’ve used.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

cool thanks Lee ~
Has anyone tried Crown Tools ?

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

I have a set of Crown skews, they seem to be made from good steel and are tempered about right for my taste( i’m guessing 60 to 61) so they take a good edge. my only gripe would be when they polished them, they rolled the edges slightly and it did require alittle work to get a clean edge, but I wouldn’t hesitate to get another set. Also they seem to handle the salty air here very well, which is a big plus for me.

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thanks Harold, that’s great information.

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

Has anyone tried an of the Japanese brands of carving tools?

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

hey jude, you should also take a look at the two cherries, they have great steel and hold an edge for a long time. i also enjoy the octigan shaped handle,it just seems to fit right.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

okay, thanks! i will…

-- life can always be weaved into a song.