So...I am moving on from spoons to bowls (and have a massive load of oak-see other thread) and I want to expand my tools collection to suit.
Currently I have a couple of mora 106's, a mora hook knife, a Robin Wood axe and a husqvarna hatchet (which I use for splitting etc). I also have a range of saws; normal DIY stuff and a bahco bowsaw.
I have just taken delivery of a Bulgarian made bowl adze off amazon, hopefully it will be ok but I can't justify a £150 adze anyway. Review will follow in due course.
What else should I add? I think some gouges, but do I need to be spending £50 a gouge on Hans Karlsson or will a wider range of pfeil gouges be better value? Which designs and sizes do people find most useful?
I'm also looking at draw knives, will a standard Ray Illes 8" be ok? Again, one can spend a lot more!
Froes- I kind of want one for its old fashion randomness, but do they really offer any advantage for splitting?
Finally, and less immediately, are cheap chainsaws ever worth it?
Currently I have a couple of mora 106's, a mora hook knife, a Robin Wood axe and a husqvarna hatchet (which I use for splitting etc). I also have a range of saws; normal DIY stuff and a bahco bowsaw.
I have just taken delivery of a Bulgarian made bowl adze off amazon, hopefully it will be ok but I can't justify a £150 adze anyway. Review will follow in due course.
What else should I add? I think some gouges, but do I need to be spending £50 a gouge on Hans Karlsson or will a wider range of pfeil gouges be better value? Which designs and sizes do people find most useful?
I'm also looking at draw knives, will a standard Ray Illes 8" be ok? Again, one can spend a lot more!
Froes- I kind of want one for its old fashion randomness, but do they really offer any advantage for splitting?
Finally, and less immediately, are cheap chainsaws ever worth it?