Wood carving set - which one?

[tobrien1]

Hi everyone,
I had a go at a little bit of carving last night and this is how far I got:

The only tools I used were:

So I'm a bit stuck now lol. I'm finding it quite hard to put any detail and to do the beard.
I'd quite like to finish it off and do a few others so my question is, does anyone know of a reasonable carving set for not too much money?

Cheers
Tom.

 

[mrcharly]

It's hard to cut green wood like that with precision.

I find that a chip carving knife is good for detail. Will try to remember where I got mine (from somewhere in the US).

 

[Andy2112]

Flexcut from the US are good, they do starter sets with about 3 knives in iirc.
http://www.flexcut.com/products/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1399&category_id=247

 

[789987]

oooohh my powers of impulse buying peaked when i saw this

then i read

"The handedness (right or left) of the knife should be chosen by how you carve, not necessarily by if you are left or right handed. Choose a right-handed knife if you are right handed and carve with the blade towards you. If you carve away from yourself, choose a left-handed knife. Left-handers should choose the inverse."

then i remembered i didnt know which kind of carving i did as ive never tried it....

maybe i'll stick to the starter set. on a side note whats the procedure for getting a bit of wood? do you pick a bit lying about the forest floor? do you have to leave it to dry for a set time? or is it easier to go and buy a bit from a timber merchant?

 

[Indoorsout]

The Whittling Jack is nice I have the Flexcut travel kit from Axminster Tools and I love them Sharp out of the box and easy to maintain.

 

[Biker]

THESE don't look too shabby a deal.

And if you want to have a bit of an upgrade you could do a lot worse than THESE or even
THESE

I would avoid like the plague those mini carving tool sets you see like THESE . False economy to the extreme. I suppose they might be OK on leather but forget it on wood. Just my opinion though.

Nice start by the way. Keep at it.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

i,m about 30 quid away in my paypal for the flexcut carving jack as above,..

£114 from turners retreat,...

wanted one for ages,....

Stu,..

 

[Biker]

i,m about 30 quid away in my paypal for the flexcut carving jack as above,..

£114 from turners retreat,...

wanted one for ages,....

Stu,..

Well HERE you're only £20 short of the mark. Assuming you're right handed of course.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Well HERE you're only £20 short of the mark. Assuming you're right handed of course.

oooh cheers Biker dude!

20 quid falls within the threshhold of upsetting the Mrs by buying "more %*&*ing things and stuff!!!"

crazy really cos to placate her for my over spend, i will treat her to something costing twice that, which just adds to the spend,...

but strangly she isnt upset by that,...

but i can just print this off and blame you now so its cool and the gang,...!

Stu

 

[Biker]

but i can just print this off and blame you now so its cool and the gang,...!

Stu

I have an edit function for all my postings Muhahahahahah! Or I'll just say you photo-shopped the printout in your favour.

 

[Wayland]

oooohh my powers of impulse buying peaked when i saw this

then i read

"The handedness (right or left) of the knife should be chosen by how you carve, not necessarily by if you are left or right handed. Choose a right-handed knife if you are right handed and carve with the blade towards you. If you carve away from yourself, choose a left-handed knife. Left-handers should choose the inverse."

then i remembered i didnt know which kind of carving i did as ive never tried it....

maybe i'll stick to the starter set. on a side note whats the procedure for getting a bit of wood? do you pick a bit lying about the forest floor? do you have to leave it to dry for a set time? or is it easier to go and buy a bit from a timber merchant?

I fell into that trap when I bought mine.

I'm right handed but prefer to cut away from myself.

I've just done a deal to swap mine for a left handed one.

 

[Mesquite]

i,m about 30 quid away in my paypal for the flexcut carving jack as above,..

£114 from turners retreat,...

wanted one for ages,....

Stu,..

You could always save yourself £15 and get yourself the pocket jack

Click on the pic

 

[Biker]

You could always save yourself £15 and get yourself the pocket jack

Oh that's just plain evil. Like he's already between the devil and the deep blue sea already. Hehehehehheehe

 

[decorum]

You could always save yourself £15 and get yourself the pocket jack

Nah, the pocket jack is a £35* saving on the Amazon price of the right handed carving jack.

And, with Axminster, there's the free P&P on orders over £50.


* And £45 off the recommended retail price.

Oh that's just plain evil. Like he's already between the devil and the deep blue sea already. Hehehehehheehe

You though that Steve was evil?
I am both rock and hard place! :borgsmile .





No connection to either Amazon or Axminster etc

 

[Biker]

You though that Steve was evil? I am both rock and hard place! :borgsmile .

Just wait till his missus sees this thread after he's bought. Mrs Raikey I had nothing to do with it. The others put him up to it, honest! Hehehhehee

 

[decorum]

Just wait till his missus sees this thread after he's bought. Mrs Raikey I had nothing to do with it. The others put him up to it, honest! Hehehhehee

There's an error in there, I'm sure it should read:

Just wait till his missus sees this thread after he's bought. Mrs Raikey, that southey's got a lot to answer for!

:thinkerg: :thinkerg: :thinkerg: If in doubt, blame southey! :thinkerg: :thinkerg: :thinkerg:

 

[Mesquite]

Nah, the pocket jack is a £35* saving on the Amazon price of the right handed carving jack.

LOLOL.... I was refering to the fact that Raikey has about £80 saved... so he'll actually have £15 hard cash in his pocket to buy something nice for his missus

 

[Biker]

There's an error in there, I'm sure it should read:



:thinkerg: :thinkerg: :thinkerg: If in doubt, blame southey! :thinkerg: :thinkerg: :thinkerg:

I like the way you think!

Yeah, Mrs Raikey, it was Southey's plan all along to deplete the bank account of your hubby! (That should do it)

 

[decorum]

has about £80 saved... so he'll actually have £15 hard cash in his pocket to buy something nice for his missus

Ah, but what _sounds_ better?

I saved £15, chippy tonight love?

or

I found a slightly different model and, as doing so saved me £45, I'm taking you out tonight!

I like the way you think!

:evilangel:

 

[woodspirits]

The Whittling Jack is nice I have the Flexcut travel kit from Axminster Tools and I love them Sharp out of the box and easy to maintain.

recommend the above, i have the very usefull 11 piece kit. as for the carving jack, think in terms of how quick you can swap tools, and you will be alternating between tools...a lot!

steve