Hand Carving Tools

Dan Roberts hand fabricates individualized tools to order using steel shanks and carbide cutting edges.

Hand carving tools can be made from your faxed pattern or drawing, or order from the following list of standard tools. Click through to Dan’s Gouge List (40KB PDF) or Roughing Out and Angle Tool List (37KB PDF) to select radius and size for your gouge.

Call Dan Roberts at (812) 876-3058 to discuss your needs.

  • Smooth gouges
  • Flat smooth tools
  • Roughing out tools (left, round-nose tooth, middle tool is a point, tool on right is a 3-inch tooth)
  • Pitching tools (to remove corners)

Standard Hand Carving Tools

  • Roughing out hand tools
    1. round nose tooth, varying widths
    2. point, various sizes
  • Gouges, various sizes, all w/radius
    1. with teeth, roughing out
    2. without teeth, finish work
  • Flats, various sizes
    1. with teeth, roughing out
    2. without teeth, finish work

A hand carving starter set can vary,
but often includes:

  • ¼” point
  • 1” round-nose rough-out tool
  • 1” flat, smooth
  • 1” smooth gouge