Best Japanese Carving Tools

The ultimate starter set for beginners and hobbyists. Learn the fine art of carving with this complete kit. Twelve different hand tools to give you the maximum ability to carve out the finest details. Whether your medium is wood, fruits, squashes, soaps, wax, or clay. this is the set for you. Shaped blades are forged from high-grade SK5 carbon steel for durability and strength. Maintaining a razor sharp edge for many hours of enjoyable carving. This set comes with a whetstone for sharpening blades and a protective case for storage when not in use. Steer clear of other carving kits that provide unnecessarily shaped whetstones! Cylindrical and triangular whetstones are useless because they sharpen the blade on the WRONG SIDE OF THE BEVEL!! Package Includes: 1x Gouge 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 1x Gouge 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 1x Gouge 4.5 mm (0.18 in) 1x V-Parting Tool 5.8 mm (0.23 in) 1x Round Nose Scraper 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 1x Spear Scraper 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 1x Single Bevel 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 1x Single Bevel 5 mm (0.2 in) 1x Single Bevel Dog-leg 6.3 mm (0.24 in) 1x Single Bevel Skewed 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 1x Single Bevel Skewed 5.5 mm (0.22 in) 1x Single Bevel Skewed 3.3 mm (0.13 in) 1x Whetstone 1x Protective Storage Case (6.75 in x 4.25 in x 1.75 in) SK5 Steel SK-5 is the Japanese equivalent of American 1080, a high carbon steel that has an ideal balance of very good blade toughness with superior edge holding ability. This grade of steel has been used traditionally for making a variety of hand tools, including chisels and woodcutting saws, and has stood the test of time and use over many years in many countries.