The Ashley Iles Carving Gouge CURVED 1 1/4"x17 is made in the UK by respected tool makers Ashley Iles (Edge Tools) Ltd.

This curved gouge will allow you to carve deeper into a bowl normally after a straight gouge or an adze.

Can also be used for carving the bowl of a spoon, using a 'choked-up' technique.

Product details:

• Alongee pattern, i.e. blade tapers all the way from the shoulder to the cutting edge.

• Made from 01 Tool Steel. The 1 1/4" (32mm) cutting edge is ground to 25 degrees, with a middle-of-the-road no.17 sweep.

• Overall length 305mm (12") with a 150mm (6") beech handle fitted with a brass ferrule.

Whilst curved (or bent) carving gouges have a bolster on them it is best not to bash them with a wooden mallet. The forces involved can do strange things to the structure of the steel, hand pressure is always best.

Ashley Iles Carving Gouge CURVED 1 1/4"x17 comes sharpened and honed ready to use.