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I started wood carving recently and bought a mora hook knife, whilst it's sturdiness is reassuring it really is a poor tool compared to their straight knives. Fed up with it I bought a Robin wood compound curve. I bought blade only and handled myself so the price difference was maybe a fiver...

Huskvarna forest axe (sometimes called a multi purpose axe) can be picked up for 40 Inc delivery 🚚 Similar length. Thin bit, good steel. (made by hults bruk) They are very good value for what they are. However there isn't much love given to the grinding / profile and may take some...

Tanks for your response Robson. Those kestrel adzes certainly look interesting and i can see why they would be useful for more detailed work. They look very light though and i prefer something with a bit of weight to it. Not cumbersome but enough for a controlled momentum. I may look into...

thanks for the reply! I appriciate your advice. Yeah your adze has still got that mirror finish! not bad from 2 years use and stropping only, a testament to the materials used and the craftsmanship. From looking at the photo i think that the blade width and sweep look right however I...

Thank you for you reply Trotsky, I haven't heard anything else, which is why I looked into him. The issue is without much experience with adzes (and barely any with curved ones for hollowing) I want to put some thought into getting the shape right!

Good evening all! I have recently got into wood carving and I am currently amassing a collection of tools. My next purchase is to get an Adze for carving bowls, maybe larger kuksa's, generally to hollow things fast. It seems that there are a lot out there however what i seem to find is...

Hello everybody! My name is Nathan. I am originally from the North East of England however after a year in Uganda and 5 in Scotland I now reside in Surrey. I have went from a manual job to an office job, whilst it made sense in some ways my body missed working with its hands and creating...