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Carving Tools
STARTING OUT CARVING
You don’t have to be a master carver
like Grinling Gibbons or David Esterly
to reap the rewards of woodcarving.
Projects can be as simple or as
complex as the carver’s skill allows.
However, patience is key to success.
Projects can take weeks, months or
even years to complete, so take your
time.
WHERE WILL I WORK AND WHAT
EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?
Carving does not require a lot of space and can
be achieved equally well in a living room, shed or
studio. It is also relatively inexpensive compared
to other woodworking pastimes and beginners can
acquire a set of good tools for a modest outlay.
WHAT TOOLS DO I NEED?
There are hundreds of carving tool sweeps
and shapes to choose from. Robert Sorby
manufactures 24 of the most universally used
standard tools, 12 micro or palm-held tools and
six larger sculpturing tools. When Robert Sorby
reintroduced carving tools in 1993, we reappraised
tool style and revised conventional thinking:
• Selecting special Sheffield alloy steel unique to
Robert Sorby
• Creating perfect balance to counter new blade
design
• Employing stringent heat treatment to ensure
the finest edge retention
• Providing a polished, razor sharp factory finish
SAFETY
• Always carve away from you with hand behind
The guarantee of
quality for over
200 years
KEY
12 piece set.
Q 6 Piece set.
INDIVIDUAL CARVING TOOLS
Ref
Inch - mm
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 8 3
⁄ 8 10
3
Skew Chisels
O 6002 1
Q 6002 3
O 6004 1
Q 6004 1
O 6004 3
O 6005 1
Q 6005 1
6005 3
6005 1
Blade widths
marked in inches
and millimetres for
instant selection
Straight Gouges
O
⁄ 4 6
⁄ 2 13
⁄ 4 19
⁄ 8 3
⁄ 4 6
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 2 13
6006 3
O 6006 3
Q 6007 1
6007 3
6008 3
O
⁄ 16 5
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 8 3
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 4 19
Fitted with
shock absorbing
leather washer
Veiners
and never try to catch one if you do
One-piece forging for ultimate reliability.
Hand polished
ash carver handle
for comfort and
resilience when used
by hand or with a
mallet
Square Chisel
O 6001
the cutting edge
• Ensure wood is secured in clamp or vice
• Wear sensible shoes in case a tool is dropped
O 6010 1
O 6011 1
6011 1
⁄ 8
⁄ 16
3
1.5
⁄ 4 6
⁄ 4 19
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 8 10
⁄ 8 3
⁄ 4 6
Bent Gouges
O 6014 3
Q 6016 3
Spoon Bit Gouges
6025 3
O 6027 3
Cannel honed and
highly polished to a
razor sharp cutting
edge
V Tools
Q 6039 1
O 6039 1
Cutting edge line drawings are FULL SIZE.
Blade sweeps are accurate to ‘Sheffield List’.
Actual size shown