I enjoy carving things out of wood but unfortunately I'm limited, in that i only carve with my whittling knife. I would like to be able to do more detailed works but I'm not very familiar with the tools that i might need. So i would like to know specific tools (not necessarily only chisels) that would work best for what I'm doing.
As you carve different projects it becomes clear that special and sometimes specialized tools make the work easier and that's where most carvers become tool collectors by necessity. When I began in the early 60's and for about 10 years I just used what tools I had from a purchase of a retired woodworkers shop but since then I've learned that I enjoy a wide range of tools and I even make tools I can't find. When you start to learn relief carving the v tools are very important as well as U shaped gouges of various sizes and angles. You need a couple of straight chisels and one of my most used gouges is the #2 and #3's in various sizes depending on the project. 1 1/2" for sculpting large busts and backgrounds all the way down to a 1/4" #3 for small details. I have never bought a set of tools but prefer to buy used as I find or need them.
You didn't say what you're doing so I can't help you on specific tools. I do this for a living and use power tools and carving tools when it's needed but that's another story.
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