Chisel Confusion and Questions - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 4:23 AM Hey Beachbumz, actually this looks like an upgraded cheap china set you can buy all over the net for about the same price. Never forget, "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR" and it applies here. The Chinese have been working wood long before steel tools were invented and like the Japanese they have been making Superior carving tools for a long time and I Promise you that they know the difference between the inferior tools and the crap that they sell us on eBay. If you are gonna carve a tiki or 2 and never use the tools again you can use these and maybe get by. You will not be able to get them to hold an edge as the steel is way inferior. My advice is to PASS on these and get some Henry Taylors or Flexcuts of Pheils , anything but these. These "Professional Sets" are very tempting to the new carver but don't take the bait!

Hey Beachbumz, actually this looks like an upgraded cheap china set you can buy all over the net for about the same price. Never forget, "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR" and it applies here. The Chinese have been working wood long before steel tools were invented and like the Japanese they have been making Superior carving tools for a long time and I Promise you that they know the difference between the inferior tools and the crap that they sell us on eBay.

If you are gonna carve a tiki or 2 and never use the tools again you can use these and maybe get by. You will not be able to get them to hold an edge as the steel is way inferior.
My advice is to PASS on these and get some Henry Taylors or Flexcuts of Pheils , anything but these. These "Professional Sets" are very tempting to the new carver but don't take the bait!

Post #503345 by Benzart on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 4:23 AM