This set of tools will work well for someone looking to start a serious wood carving hobby. The tools are professional-quality and, while the set is not comprehensive, the tools provide a good range of the various tools of the trade needed to produce serious carvings.
The kit is intended for creating medium-size carvings, such as birds or small animals. This set includes all tools needed to get started as a serious hobbyist. A professional wood carver would want more of these types of tools — many of the included tools are available in various shapes and sizes.
Included in this Wood Carving Tool Set:
- Whittling knife
- A finishing rasp for smoothing hard-to-reach areas
- A knife-sharpening stone
- A book covering wood carving
- Storage pouch
- Five-eighths inch chisel, used to make straight lines and to smooth out flat areas
- Shallow half-inch gouge for carving curves and hollows
- Three-quarter inch medium gouge
- Half inch short bent
- Quarter-inch parting tool
- Carving knife for cutting smooth wood
- Mallet
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