Bent gouges are not helpful, and traditional “spoon gouges” are given that name because of their shape, not their use. For spoon carvers who would like to use a conventional gouge Drew suggests getting the H-101 straight paring gouge. We are often asked which gouges to buy when starting. Because these tools are handmade, there can be a variation of a few millimeters in tool width compared to nominal size. Note: The Karlsson’ sweep system is based on the curve of a circle designated by the diameter measured in millimeters. All Karlsson gouges are expertly sharpened to cut with a fine finish. The other gouges have a rounded rectangular hardwood handle, and are designed for paring (pushing, not striking). The H-141 mini-goatfoot V-gouge is used for engraving and carving surface designs. These heavy duty gouges which are suitable for striking with a mallet or hammer are also used by wood sculptors and for saddling Windsor chair seats by chairmakers who don’t use an adze and inshave. The H-130 series double-hooped gouges are designed for carving large bowls. (Kuksa is a wooden coffee cup, a Sami tradition from northern Sweden.) The smaller H-121 dog-leg gouge is also a very efficient tool for hollowing the bowls of spoons and ladles. The H-120 series dog-leg gouges are designed for hollowing hard to reach areas, such as the converging long grain on the hollowed bottom of carved bowls. H Karlsson gouges are forged from Swedish ball bearing steel, which is formulated for toughness. ![]() ![]() These beautiful and very functional tools are excellent for hollowing spoons, bowls and other carving projects. H KARLSSON GOUGES.Hans Karlsson and his two sons Andreas and Johan produce this selection of high quality Swedish gouges. Highland Woodworking Lots of info, products and an on-line magazine.H KARLSSON GOUGES. Tools For Woodworking Be sure to check out the holdfasts by Grammacy Tools. Some other sites that I find useful in locating carving tools is: I’m sure to get into sharpening and what’s working for me, in a later blog. Here are some of what I use to keep a sharp edge on the various blades. Once you’ve invested in these tools, maintaining them will be a necessity that will hopefully become second nature to you. Again, I’ll get into more detail later, either here or on my Blog.Įxcept for the Morakniv Sloyd knife, made in Mora, Sweden, all the other gouges are by Pfeil. Word of caution…there is no end to what’s out there! Unless you have an never ending pocketbook you might want to practice some restraint. It wasn’t long before I began to add engraving, chip carving and other “special effects” to my bowls. A little less expensive than Hans Karlssen, I still find them a very high quality tool, comfortable and holds an edge well.Īgain, I’ll go into more detail on the individual tools either later on here or on my Blog. Except for the dogleg gouge, the other tools are a Swiss toolmaker, Pfeil. Although there are many outlets for quality carving tools, I seemed to gravitate to Woodcraft for price, selection of quality of manufacturers and service. I currently use two spokeshaves, a radius and flat sole. The dogleg gouge makes working the inside bottom on deeper valleys possible. ![]() I picked up the 2/25, almost flat gouge, thinking it would help with flattening certain areas, but find I don’t use it very often. The various bent gouges are necessary to smooth the inside of the bowl as well as making it possible to add various fluting, ribbing or other texturing. I soon added the following tools to help me to smooth and shape my bowls. I’ll either enter details at a later date or post them in my Blog. I’m not going to go into each individual tool here and now. ![]() Located in the UK, I’ve been very happy with their service and selection. Another source for his and other fine tools as well as a very helpful site is Woodsmith. His tools are always in short supply, worldwide and took me 6 months to acquire these four. His tools are praised at almost every site on carving so I’m not going to get into it here except to say that they hold an edge extremely well and are very comfortable to hold, especially for hours on end. There are 4 main tools I would recommend you start with in order to carve a bowl using traditional tools…an adze, carving ax, draw knife and bent gouge.ĭrew Langsner’s, Country Workshop, was my first exposure and source for Swedish toolmaker, Hans Karlsson. In and effort to provide full disclosure, I do use a chain saw to selectively cut various trees from my woodlot. The last thing I wanted was a loud piece of equipment, all in an effort to quicken the process. Many sites had videos using chain saws, power carvers and such to hollow out the bowls and band saws to “hew” away the outside…all making the process easier. S I began my journey into hand carving wood bowls, I made the decision to using only traditional hand tools.
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