Start Your Wood Carving Journey with the Best Carving Tools!

One of the most overwhelming steps for getting into whittling and wood carving is the wide variety of different types of carving tools to choose from. These range from different styles of carving to different quality of tools.
This guide will help you pick some of the best options on the market right now so you can make a much better informed decision on what are the best whittling and wood carving tools on the market today!
00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Tools to avoid
00:57 - Beginner to intermediate tools
02:06 - Professional quality tools
03:57 - Personal recommendations
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Tools mentioned in the video:
Beavercraft
Spoon carving kit: amzn.to/48tJa3l
Whittling kit: amzn.to/48oznv7
Deluxe Kit: amzn.to/48l7mFv
Flexcut
Palm and knife set: amzn.to/3Rv92F8
3 Knife set: amzn.to/3GRF4Gj
Beginners palm set: amzn.to/3TI3OIV
6 piece chisel set: amzn.to/3TzOzBy
Schaaf Tools
3 piece set: amzn.to/41zWpNs
5 piece set: amzn.to/3tEdxVL
7 piece set: amzn.to/3TCCMSZ
Pen chisel set: not available yet
OCC Tools / KCT
Treeline USA: treelineusa.com/traditional-c...
Hummul: hummul.com/occ-tools/
Mountain Wood Carvers: mountainwoodcarvers.com/colle...
mountainwoodcarvers.com/colle...
Chipping Away: www.chippingaway.com/cat/hand...
Silvern Works: www.silvernworks.com/shop/
Helvie Knives: helvieknives.com/
Drake Knives: drake-knives.myshopify.com/co...
Pfeil
4 piece intro set: amzn.to/3tEdxVL
Brienz Set: amzn.to/3v9ucRI
Two Cherries 11 piece set: amzn.to/41Qi8RH
Stryi: stryicarvingtools.com/
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Knives review videos:
Beavercraft review video: • The Best Budget Whittl...
Flexcut Review video: • Complete Flexcut Wood ...
High End Knives (OCC, Helvie, and Drake): • High End Whittling Kni...
Silvern Review: • Amazing Hand Made Whit...
Flexcut Review: • Complete Flexcut Wood ...
Pfile Knife & Two Cherries Review: • Tried Again and Still ...
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[@CarvingisFun]

Tools mentioned in the video: Beavercraft Spoon carving kit: amzn.to/48tJa3l Whittling kit: amzn.to/48oznv7 Deluxe Kit: amzn.to/48l7mFv Flexcut Palm and knife set: amzn.to/3Rv92F8 3 Knife set: amzn.to/3GRF4Gj Beginners palm set: amzn.to/3TI3OIV 6 piece chisel set: amzn.to/3TzOzBy Schaaf Tools 3 piece set: amzn.to/41zWpNs 5 piece set: amzn.to/3tEdxVL 7 piece set: amzn.to/3TCCMSZ Pen chisel set: not available yet OCC Tools / KCT Treeline USA: treelineusa.com/traditional-carving/occ-knives-formerly-shipley-knives/ Hummul: hummul.com/occ-tools/ Mountain Wood Carvers: mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/occ-tools mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/kct-tools Chipping Away: www.chippingaway.com/cat/hand-woodcarving-tools-accessories/kct-carving-tools-custom-made/ Silvern Works: www.silvernworks.com/shop/ Helvie Knives: helvieknives.com/ Drake Knives: drake-knives.myshopify.com/collections Pfeil 4 piece intro set: amzn.to/3tEdxVL Brienz Set: amzn.to/3v9ucRI Two Cherries 11 piece set: amzn.to/41Qi8RH Stryi: stryicarvingtools.com/

[@johnduffy6546]

I totally agree with your assessment. The Pfeil tools (IMO)are a bit over priced. The Two Cherries are wonderful! The Flexcut come from the factory ready to carve...I have a couple members in our carving club who have purchased the Beavercraft & the Schaaf tools...Nice introductory level tools. Good steel but, will need a fair amount of sharpening/tuning to make them scary sharp & ready to carve...Thank you for a great video. Let's hope more people give wood carving a try...It's great for lowering blood pressure, fighting ADHD and makes you more attractive to the 'opposite' sex...I mean, c'mon...Who doesn't like someone who is creative and plays with surgically sharp tools? (OK, I might have embellished that last part just a wee bit...Merry Christmas to all. And, to all a good night

[@alishamulford5077]

Is it an in person or online group?

[@monikasturm2575]

I love beaver craft the price and quality is great and as a bonus I asked about them making leather cutting tools and they said they are in the process of making some. 😊

[@reviewsbyyou7231]

I just got a super simple set for Christmas, excited to explore a new hobby

[@NastyCat]

Thanks for this compact video! Will definetly watch again when I have time to improve my whittling skill and tools. ^^

[@raiderofthelostmeme3322]

Great introduction to these tools! I cant decide between the flexcut palm and knife or the schaaf 5 piece, leaning towards the schaaf though. Ill mostly be making fishing lures and maybe small animals

[@CarvingisFun]

Personally, I really really like the shaaf 5 piece. Haven't even touched my palm n knife set since I got the schaaf set

[@pastuh]

Can you add in to your list carving tools from: gilleskaltai Metal hardiness: 57HRC Metal: high quality carbon spring steel 51CrV4 I'm lucky, manufacturer is from same country :}

[@whittling]

Nice video Brian! I'm going to mention this in the next episode of Wood Carving Weekly. Happy Holidays!

[@CarvingisFun]

Yay!! Thank you!!

[@whittling]

My pleasure! @@CarvingisFun 👍

[@monikasturm2575]

Some woodcarving tool set I would avoid are the harbor freight sets. I tried them but had to modify them to get the results I could get straight out the box from better brands.

[@CarvingisFun]

Oh absolutely, they are terribleaaa

[@PK-se2jh]

thankyouu

[@brinkleysfield]

The only issue I have with the Flexcut beginner set is that KN-12 knife. I have yet to find anything that knife is good for. Too small to be a good roughing knife and not shaped right to do detail work. I wish they would replace it with their regular roughing knife. It along with the KN-13 (excellent knife) and the gouge and V tool would be the ideal set.

[@CarvingisFun]

Honestly, I completely agree with you there. It would be an upgrade for sure!

[@miepbontde2309]

What do you think about the Mora carving knives?

[@CarvingisFun]

I like em!!! Ive had several and they have been great tools!!

[@MorrowSind]

I carve mostly spoons. I have a Beavercraft and a Morakniv 164 spoon carving knife. I no longer use the Beavercraft. I was looking to possibly upgrade my spoon knife. Who would you say makes the better spoon knife, the OCC/ Kryshak or the Drake knife? Will both of these spoon knives perform better than the Mora 164? Thanks. :)

[@CarvingisFun]

Thr drake hook knife is a really really good one since its thin and allows for small, shallow, smooth cuts. But the OCC one I have is thick enough to be aggressive on tougher wood and has my go to for most spoons

[@MorrowSind]

@@CarvingisFun I ordered the OCC knife for now. I might still end up grabbing the Drake knife sometime in the future. Thanks for the reply. It's always fun giving new tools a try. :)

[@CarvingisFun]

Just keep in mind that the wait time for Drake will be 6 months or more, still waiting on some tools on my end

[@nightrider7777]

Can you recommend a good hand saw that is also available in Europe?

[@CarvingisFun]

Most saws I have used are great, but lately I have been using one of those Japanese Pull Saws and love it. Lots of brands to choose from, have yet to see someone mess up a saw really.

[@martinmoreno9324]

Will u sell me old tools of yours just starting

[@CarvingisFun]

All of my old tools are up for sale on Ebay :)

[@martinmoreno9324]

@@CarvingisFun nice what’s your name on eBay. I’ll look you up .

[@CarvingisFun]

www.ebay.com/usr/paintzapper

[@ForeverSponge]

I'm a beginner, I have a Beaver Craft set I've been learning on. If I want to go a step up in knife quality, what would you recommend? Is FlexCut a big enough difference from Beaver Craft to invest in? Or will I need to go even nicer to see a noticeable difference? What would you recommend stepping up to from Beaver Craft now that I know I want to continue this hobby? @CarvingisFun

[@CarvingisFun]

Flexcut is indeed a big noticeable difference in step up from Beavercraft. It is thinner and has a smaller edge angle which allows for a much smoother cut through the wood. Either Flexcuts Palm and Knife set or 3 piece whittling set will be the way to go. I also made a video comparing the differences in how they cut for visual reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH2XgZV8e7uLf9k