Using Wood Carving Tools Safely

Using Wood Carving Tools Safely

Take a few minutes to watch our video on Using Wood Carving Tools Safely.  You won’t be sorry you did …but you may be sorry if you “don’t”.

Here is a 5 minute video on Safely Using Wood Carving Tools!

Learn how to properly hold and use your knives and palm gouges.  We thank Flexcut for this wonderful little video!

Keep your tools as sharp and clean as possible.    A blunt cutting edge needs far more pressure to cut wood fibres.   At the end of its cut, a blunt carving tool tends to jerk uncontrollably.

•Contrary to what most people think, a sharp tool is safer because it cuts cleanly and with less effort.