Question for all y'all here. I would like to expand my tool box for carving. I have a few gouges, mostly odds and ends I have picked up through my carving club. I know that Pfeil, Ramelson, Drake and OCCT are companies that the carvers in the club use. For microtools, some folk favor Dockyard.

Generally, the club members favor Pfeil and Drake.

Are there other good companies out there that y'all would recommend? Beavercraft comes up a lot in my searches and has generally good reviews on Amazon. Anyone use those knives and gouges? Like em?

I don't necessarily mind buying Pfeil or Drake tools but I would like to keep my options open. I am more looking for palm tools rather than full size but I would like some full size tools too.

Thanks a lot.

Dani

Dani
Dastra and two cherries are two more.
I have Dastra and pheil both very high quality tools

Here's a link
https://diefenbacher.com/...a-woodworking-tools/
Pat

Dani

I've been really impressed with the tool steel used in Ashley Iles gouges I own. Below is a link to some palm tools. There is more on the website that may interest you.

Sets of Palm Handled Carving Tools by Ashley Iles (toolsforworkingwood.com)

Thanks guys...more things to add to my Christmas list