Woodcarving is a popular male hobby . In this interesting technique, the most real masterpieces are created - beautiful carved panels, souvenirs and even furniture elements. And that the results of the work meet expectations, you need a suitable tool of good quality. As for wood carving knives, they must be sharpened and made of hard steel.
Which knives for wood carving are better?
You should know that the knives for threading are divided into three main types. These are so-called cutters, jambs and a Bogorod knife. Let's consider them in more detail:
- Knives-jambs received their name due to the blade, beveled at an acute angle. The jambs are well cut in the tree by small grooves. Depending on what kind of sharpening is needed - one- or two-sided - distinguish single-jaw knives-jambs and bifacial, respectively.
- Knife-cutter you need and for sculptural wood carving, and for geometric. Often it is used to cut out contours. Even with such a knife it is very convenient to process elements with rounded edges. Cutters differ in the length, thickness and shape of the blade.
- Bogorodsky knife is needed to perform volumetric and unprofitable threads. Such work assumes the same type of actions, reminiscent of sharpening pencils, and for these purposes you will need two such knives of different sizes: one slightly larger, another slightly smaller.
A set of quality knives for wood carving will be an excellent gift to a man who is fond of this kind of art. You can also pay attention to the universal knife for wood carving, the main value of which is in the universal handle. Thanks to this tool, several types of operations can be performed at once. Such a knife will be a good helper for mastering the carving.