Wood
carving tools, hand forged, by Deepwoods Ventures
Wood
carving tools, are as personal and individual as your wood carving
technique. Sharp wood carving tools are a must for any wood carver.
Your wood carving knife must be comfortable and able to hold an
edge for a long time.
Deepwoods Ventures is located in Northern Minnesota, so far back in
the woods that people say; "You have to pump in daylight".
An old
whittler once said,
"Wood carving knives and tools are to woodcarvers
as jewelry is to a woman - you can never have enough."
How
Our Carving Tools are Made
Our wood carving tools are individually forged from 1095 high carbon
steel round stock, the benefit of this kind of steel is that it produces
a nice hardness that can be easily sharpened and stay sharp for a long
time. The steel is first pounded flat with a hammer and anvil. Next
the blades go to the grinder/sander, where they are smoothed down and
given their rough shape. Then they are quenched and triple tempered.
Finally, the knife will go through a series of finish grinds, to give
it the exact shape. Then onto buffing, to make it shiny, and last it
is sharpened and tested before going to the customer.
The
final finish is considered a satin finish, because you may still see
some of the tooling marks on the blade. Once the blade is finished,
they get fitted to a hardwood handle. The Deepwoods deer track is then
branded into the handle before the final finish is applied.
Our knives are Rockwell Certified to a hardness of RC60-62. This degree
of hardness makes them easy to sharpen on a simple sharpening
strop.
The handles
are made from hardwood burls and figured woods pulled directly out of
the Minnesota Northwoods. I have not been able to find this quality
in any lumberyard. Customers have commented that our wood
carving tools are comfortable to carve with for many hours. Combine
all those features and you get a wood carving knife that is not only
high quality, but also great to look at.
It is our
hope that your purchase from Deepwoods Ventures makes wood carving even
more pleasurable.
Member
National Wood Carvers Association
Member Bemidji Wood Carving Club
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www.DeepwoodsVentures.com for hand forged wood carving tools
