The Knives

I make three blade profiles for various uses.

Sloyd

These are designed for carving soft woods like basswood. The spine is 0.063" thick with a flat bevel to the edge.

Long Sloyd

This blade has a little more length for larger carving pieces when you need to reach a little further. It is 2 3/4".

The wide blade provides more leverage for heavier cuts. It works well in a roughing out role or when material needs to be removed quickly.

Wide Blade

Palm Gouge

Thin Blades

The Sloyd is 2 3/8" long and 1/8" thick, tapered thinner at the tip. The bevel is 25 degrees with a slight hollow grind. Handle wood is your choice of cherry, walnut, maple, white oak, apple, or osage orange.

This is a shallow sweep palm gouge designed for hollowing spoons. It has a finger nail shape to navigate the bowl of a spoon.