Top 3 Gouges For Woodcarving--According to Woodcarver

[@bryantgehring9056]

Love the video! I’ve been carving for 30 years but finally got serious about it last couple. I’m waiting on a 12 piece set of Addis gouges from an eBay purchase to come along, was glad to hear you mention them. I’ll be checking out your online school with my son!

[@jw8930]

I've used flexcut for a while now and like them a lot. I have a knife and palm tool set, and also like their knife handle design. I've wanted to try swiss made for a while and it's nice to see someone at your level show the pros and cons. I also love listening to the coffee and carving podcast you have with Doug. Thanks from VA

[@SilverBack.]

Alec I live in the UK and am having real trouble finding Cotton wood Bark, I know you are over the pond but have you any ideas Please

[@danielmilliken8903]

Same boat I’m in. Next to impossible to find unless u want to pay big bucks for one small piece ! And that’s in the states so I can’t image the cost for u friend

[@lunsfordcarvings]

Great video! I use Drakes, but all of these brands are fantastic! Great video Alec!

[@SmokinGun55]

I use Ramelson gouges. I inherited my set when my father passed. I'm not a very experienced carver but for me Ramelson gouges are everything I need and nothing I don't need.

[@gizzardpuke4056]

It's flex cut for me , but I do have Swiss palm couges which I love.

[@pugdillman297]

Excellent video! My fav tools are Pfeil tools. Swiss made I do believe!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thanks! Yes! Pfeil is the name!

[@claybowser698]

Pfeil for me all the way and Lamp Brand as second. I like the professional sized gouges not really a big fan of the stubby sized or palm tools unless I am actually carving linoleum. Pfeil makes a really excellent set of the palm sized linoleum gouges as well. Flex cut and Henry Taylor are my least favorite gouges. I also never use magnet strips to hold my carving tools. I had some gouges become magnetized and I really hate that because it's a huge pain while sharpening because the metal filings stick to the end of the edge. I have maybe 350 carving tools. I've been carving since 1996.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@danielmilliken8903]

Will it all wipe off easy when magnetized? If so what’s best cloth to use for that?

[@claybowser698]

@@danielmilliken8903 The really fine metal that comes from sharpening is really frustrating to me and doesn't come off very easy at all once the end of the tool becomes magnetized. I use old cotton t shirts to wipe them off but they are certainly a huge hassle. A wire burr comes off pretty easy but it's the real fine powdery metal that drives me nuts. I built several multi tiered racks out of wood that hold all my carving tools and I have them arranged in order of gouge number so no more magnetizing and my gouges are always exactly where they are supposed to be.

[@tomstadnyk546]

Nice talk Alec. Very informative. Swiss Made are most common in our area, we have to head south of the border to get the OCCT which I like to use with bark carving. The Ashley Ilse are very rare and pricey but well worth purchasing when found. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

[@jskat1]

Hi Alec, what kind of mallet do you use with your chisels?

[@inoroth2001]

Who's that guy in the intro? I don't think that was Alec?

[@JPL53]

I recommend it s good work keep training thank

[@moonwolf7135]

My 2 favorite gouges are pfeil and stubia

[@lindsaydickson47]

1st…haha. I’m now really getting into Alec’s videos. Buying new gouges too. Alec, do you ever use micro gouges?

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

I do ! I don't use them a whole lot now! But they can be useful for sure!

[@jerrystark3587]

Based on long, though far less-talented, experience, I completely agree with your assessment of every tool brand you mentioned. The same applies to your final assessment of Swiss Made tools. They are first-rate, well-made tools. They cost a bit more it is true, but their value exceeds their price. Thanks for another helpful video.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Glad we're on the same page Jerry! Thanks

[@CraftHarlot]

Always wear a carving glove. Seriously. The months of rehab after surgery to repair a tendon are just so annoying! And it's so inconvenient to have to take time off from work while you heal, too.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thanks for the reminder ! Sorry you endured that!

[@abitibiwood]

Pfeil (we don’t pronounce the P) is the german name for Arrow…in french we say Flèche ( pronounce Flesh) My favourite brand is the old Dastra. Newer Dastra are now made buy Schmidt in Germany, they also make Two Cherries and Hirsch. All 3 brand are now the same, only the sticker change…

[@MessickGreg]

I use pfeil drake and flexcut all affordable just save up. Drake is not on Amazon though

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

There you go!

[@charlesduncanmckinley920]

I love my Ramelson gouges/chisels, but I recently picked up one of their knives and I'm not happy with it. Doesn't hold an edge well at all.

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@danielmilliken8903]

Did u end up buying other brands if so which ones ? And how are they better? Thanks 🙏

[@westbsa7424]

[@blackpanther7727]

'Swiss made' is actually PFEIL. These tools are made in Switzerland but the right name of the manufacturer is PFEIL. 😉 Great Video! 👍

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

You are correct!!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Thank you!

[@ismaele011444]

Hol desde Catalunya (Espanya) que Madera utilizats para las escultures, ? Gracias y saludos Ismael

[@buckbeans1]

Ashley Iles ... the Iles is pronounced "Eye Less".. They are the first to report that Americans will not buy wood carving tools that are not polished or sharpened. They adapted and were able to sell to America. For stubai and Pfeil. the inner ferrule or collar as you call was designed as requested by many carvers who did not like the metallic feeling of the usual external ferrules on other European brands...

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Wow, thanks for sharing these Iles facts!! Good to know I've been saying it wrong all these years

[@buckbeans1]

@@AlecLaCasseArt no problem.. I got the info from a book they published that shows their personal involvement in the English Steel Industry.

[@micahdavis214]

Was thst jack black immitating you at the start alex 😂

[@Tanuki.Express]

Woah, the subscribe highlights whenever the host says the word subscribe?! That's new to me. +Subscribed

[@DDs878]

Did Alex get a new hair cut?

[@tomevans4402]

Interesting video. I need better gouges. The ones I have are stamps steal

[@ernestowen8271]

swiss made is my favorite

[@wulf67]

You guys go ahead with the video. I'm just going to go doctor Annalise's hand 🤪

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

😂

[@MrDancingBishop]

If I could start over I'd go full Ashley Iles fishtail gouges. They're bomb proof the shaft is so much thicker (cough) and tall loads of control. Gouges are like crack, have some massive Stubia like with the black rust proof coating they're beast's if not a bit chippy. Not much of a fan of the PFEIL bright steel but still have more of them then anything else... I'm lost

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

thanks for the thoughts!

[@FRANKMANGIAPANE]

0:00 😂

[@Skarn00]

Two cherries or Kirschen how that company is called in german makes tools since 1858!

[@IfPushComesToShove]

people in the USA can't understand that "swiss made" is PFEIL Made in Switzerland please stop saying swiss made so you can things made in china "chinese made". ???

[@maximepastore4851]

Hi there! Just to tell you that "Swiss made" is not a brand: the brand is "Pfeil", swiss made indeed! And trust me: I'm Swiss😉 Keep on with the fantastic job, I love your work. Cheers 👋🏻🇨🇭

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

Yes, my mistake! I was aware of the name Pfeil, but sometimes call them Swiss made!

[@Smba1111]

Yes, your wife is so beautifull, if she is also kind, and intelligent you are a lucky man

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

@@Smba1111 she is and I am indeed!

[@AlecLaCasseArt]

@@Smba1111 thank you