Swiss made Pfeil short bent gouge carver are forged from specially alloyed, hard tool steel, ground on precision machines, heat treated in electric furnace and hand polished ready to use. Extremely sharp honed edge blade is hardened to 59- 61 HRC the entire tool length. Tool is bolstered to prevent handle splitting in mallet striking. Handle is oiled ash wood.
This tool is suited carving deep curved shapes as well as long straight groove in hard or soft wood. Many use to groove PVC plastics for a stronger weld in plastic fabrication.
Maintenance sharpening by rocking and stropping the beveled cutting edge on a leather strop dressed with metal stropping compound. Followed by burs removal on the inside with a round dowel dressed with same compound till a keen sharp edge is felt. Keep dry, lightly oil in storage and away from children.
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