Wood Carving tool set

[muldonach]

I have a young fellow looking for wood carving tools for Xmas - would any of you chaps recommend a basic set of decent quality tools which can come in at a budget of £100?

 

Any recommendation on books also would be welcome

 

Cheers

mac

[njmusk]

Have a look on the stiles and bates web site, set of 12 record £69, or shop around for a deal on a proxxon motorised carver.

[billpierce]

flexcut! i love 'em! stinging sharp and forgiving, they used to come with a free plaster too!

 

if he is serious about carving they are well worth it - don't know what sort of size thing he would be after making but i got 175 or these for slightly smaller.

 

he will also need a mallet and wetstone probs. axminster won;t be the cheapest but you can work out what they might want from their website......

 

 

don't get some cheap ebay ones! they'll prob be blunt and just put him off!

 

my dad bought me one gouge chisel one christmas which combined with an axe and a mortice chisel was enough to get me well stuck in

 

 

also might consider just getting him a mora whittling knife instead as you can carve some amazing things with one of these and need little else in terms of vices etc.

 

or a carving jack from flexcut is also good fun

 

links are just so you can see what i'm on about rather than best places to buy.

[billpierce]

here is a some quick little twig whittles on from some long winter nights- made using a carvin' jack and a mora 120 knife (oh and a silky)

[peatff]

I have a Mora 120, 60, a couple of spoon knives and some Marples gouges. I bought a cheap set of carving tools which were obviously Chinese and just a starter set and my wife claimed them for working on miniatures. What kind of carving does he want to do ?

[muldonach]

Many thanks to those who responded - all fixed up now thanks

 

Cheers

mac

[se7enthdevil]

how about this one???

 

 

Master Carvers Complete Set of 275 Carving Chisels in box Addis, Herring, Pfeil | eBay

[billpierce]

how about this one???

 

 

Master Carvers Complete Set of 275 Carving Chisels in box Addis, Herring, Pfeil | eBay

 

 

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[muldonach]

how about this one???

 

 

Master Carvers Complete Set of 275 Carving Chisels in box Addis, Herring, Pfeil | eBay

Very nice but I think I will let him work towards that one himself....... maybe just a touch outside my budget!