Post #660544 by AlohaStation on Tue, Dec 4, 2012 6:21 AM

Bass wood is the best to begin with. As stated in other threads I feel that buying one good chisel is better than spending the same amount on a group of crappy chisels. You are starting off on a small piece of wood - not appropriate for chisels and skill level. Start with a big piece of wood that you can clamp down and remove your fleshy parts from the picture. Once you get used to how the chisels, gouges and knives work - then move into smaller stuff.