Flexcut Helvie Ramelson Woodcarving Knives Roughing Detail Strop Compound EXCLUSIVE!

And they are not stiff like a Flexcut or some of the Helvies. If you’re looking for me, you’ll find me in a pile of wood chips somewhere… Even got a thread about six down that addresses a subject called…Cuts like butter? This one came today, the other one i managed to get will have a colorful handle. Get tips, techniques, and tutorials to carve more successfully.

Round Carving Tool for Spoons, Bowls and Cups. Wood Carving Rounded Hook Knife Spoon carving knife. Use a file to shape a piece of hacksaw blade. Do it all, then cut it loose from the rest of the blade. The files come in boxes of a dozen, a file does maybe 2 knives, the steel is so hard. Since you are looking for a flexier knife, a very rough rule of thumb might be to look for a thinner blade.

These are typically longer bladed knives with thicker blades and a full tang so you can put some power behind your cuts. These are exceptionally handy for roughing out wood to carve. Lee Ferguson makes some excellent knives and has a few beautifully crafted wood carving knives available for purchase. If you are old wooden ladder decorating ideas looking for what many consider to be the pinnacle of premium whittling and wood carving knives, Helvie is the way to go. Helvie knives make a fine knife and yes the noticeable characteristic is the flexibility. I recently took advantage of the current demand for Helvie and one on eBay for just shy of $200.

I’m not going to be your source for a knife recommendation my favorite knives are B.K.Thurman and Diobsud Forge. Both have been out of production for a decade or more. I would suggest Drake as a consideration while not sure of their blade flex and discourage OCCT. I have experienced edge collapse on OCCT gouges when carving wood with hard growth rings. For some reason Helvie seems to be thought of as the ” Holy Grail” by many.

Interesting design for larger projects like spoons and bowls. A century ago, these blades might have been cut to shape with a hack saw and a file. Every day that I list inventory (i.e. knives and/or tools), they always sell out in minutes. The demand is so high that we can’t make them fast enough.