Q: How do you keep a carving knife sharp?
Strop the double-bevelled edge on leather loaded with honing compound after each use, and take it to a stone only when stropping no longer keeps the edge cutting cleanly.
Flexcut Chip Knife
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These unusually comfortable carving knives have ergonomically shaped wooden handles suitable for extended carving periods. Exceptionally sharp and easily controlled, the double-bevelled, high-carbon spring-steel blades (Rc52-54) come fully honed, ready for use.
The standard chip-carving knife has a 1" blade for deeper cuts and rapid material removal, as well as for incising well-defined straight and curved lines; the mini size, with its 5/8" blade, is a good choice for detailed work and for refining rough shaping cuts.
The 5/8" skew knife is ideal for paring cuts. The standard cutting and larger roughing knives have sturdy straight blades for quickly shaping work. Blades are 1 3/16" and 1 3/4" long respectively.
Available in two sizes, the detail knives have fine points for making precise cuts; the mini-detail knife has a 3/4" blade, while the larger size has a 1 1/2" blade.
The slicing action of the curved blades on the pelican knives permits excellent cut control when shaping. The large size has a 1 5/8" long blade and the mini-pelican has a 7/8" long thin blade for fine cuts.
Mini-knives are 5 1/4" overall; all others range from 5 1/2" to 6 5/8".
The set of four contains the more common knives: skew, cutting, detail and roughing.
The set of seven contains the skew, cutting, detail, mini detail, roughing, pelican and mini pelican knives.
Strop the double-bevelled edge on leather loaded with honing compound after each use, and take it to a stone only when stropping no longer keeps the edge cutting cleanly.
No, Flexcut blades have a plain, double-bevelled edge, since a smooth edge gives cleaner control for shaping and paring cuts.
The set covers straight shaping cuts, incising, paring and detail work, depending on which knife style you pick.
The set of four covers the skew, cutting, detail and roughing knives for general work, while these flexcut carving knives in the set of seven add the mini detail, pelican and mini pelican for finer, curved cuts; choose the seven-piece set if you do a lot of detail shaping.
The blades are high-carbon spring steel hardened to Rc52-54, which holds an edge well without becoming too brittle to hone.
| Materials | High-carbon spring steel (Rc52-54); wood handle |
| Dimensions | Mini knives 5 1/4" overall; standard knives 5 1/2" to 6 5/8" overall; blade lengths: chip 1", mini chip 5/8", skew 5/8", cutting 1 3/16", roughing 1 3/4", detail 1 1/2" (mini 3/4"), pelican 1 5/8" (mini 7/8") |
| Includes | Carving knife (individual purchase) or matching set of knives |
| Package Quantity | 1 item or set of 4 or 7 |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Flexcut Carving Knives
These unusually comfortable carving knives have ergonomically shaped wooden handles suitable for extended carving periods. Exceptionally sharp and easily controlled, the double-bevelled, high-carbon spring-steel blades (Rc52-54) come fully honed, ready for use.
The standard chip-carving knife has a 1" blade for deeper cuts and rapid material removal, as well as for incising well-defined straight and curved lines; the mini size, with its 5/8" blade, is a good choice for detailed work and for refining rough shaping cuts.
The 5/8" skew knife is ideal for paring cuts. The standard cutting and larger roughing knives have sturdy straight blades for quickly shaping work. Blades are 1 3/16" and 1 3/4" long respectively.
Available in two sizes, the detail knives have fine points for making precise cuts; the mini-detail knife has a 3/4" blade, while the larger size has a 1 1/2" blade.
The slicing action of the curved blades on the pelican knives permits excellent cut control when shaping. The large size has a 1 5/8" long blade and the mini-pelican has a 7/8" long thin blade for fine cuts.
Mini-knives are 5 1/4" overall; all others range from 5 1/2" to 6 5/8".
The set of four contains the more common knives: skew, cutting, detail and roughing.
The set of seven contains the skew, cutting, detail, mini detail, roughing, pelican and mini pelican knives.
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