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Wood Carving Tools and Supplies
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Calvo Studio recommends the following products to further your wood carving aspirations and abilities!
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Essential Beginner 23 piece Wood Carving Set
$695.00
Calvo Studio offers the highest quality German wood carving tools with a Rockwell hardness test of 61. I had been looking for a tool manufacturer for a long time that represents the quality of my inherited professional tools from long ago. These wood carving chisels and gouges have the two most important qualites that define a great tool. The first is a good tool design; important in how the wood carving tool moves and controls through the wood. The majority of wood carving tools on the market today use a tool forging process has thinned out the tool design too much. I always tell my wood carving students that a razor blade is the "definition of sharpness" but it is completely useless in wood carving. The second characteristic these tools deliver is a good sustaining keen edge that can make that perfect thin wood curl. Most tools on the market use an inferior tool steel to lower production costs; however, great tool steel is of absolute importance to create the best quality for a wood carving tool edge.
In my twenty-seven professional years, all the wood carving tool brands on the market have passed through my hands. These tools stand above all others making this set an excellent beginner's wood carving set.You will be extremely happy with the quality of these wood carving tools. The tools are still made at the original manufacturing location in Germany. It includes ten high quality Two Cherry carving tools, one 1.5 lbs Calvo Mallet, one tool roll, two one-thousand grit water slipstone (so that you can resurface them flat against each other), and two four-thousand grit water slipstones, four one-thousand grit water slipstone files (for inside bevels on the small chisels), two background stamps for creating contrast, and finally, a handmade whisk broom for burnishing of your wood carving project. Everything you will need to begin your carving projects in earnest is here in this kit. We are pleased to accept payment through PayPal, the trusted leader in online payments. If you do not have a paypal account follow the shopping cart instructions to the paypal page and you will see icons for all credit cards and the word continue (in blue). Click on the word "continue" and follow the instructions to process your card. Thank you. If you want to purchase individual tools or a special order please download wood carving catalog PDF at bottom of this page( http://davidcalvo.com/wood_carving_tools.html ) and call the studio for more info.
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Five-Day Bare Bones Wood Carving Workshops
$670.00
Here is a unique opportunity to study with one of the most sought after teachers in wood carving. Take your tools and really learn the techniques of woodcarving to give you years of enjoyment. Enrollment is limited on a first come first serve bases. David Calvo has been a featured woodcarving teacher on the
National PBS Television Shows; "The American Woodshop" with Scott Phillips and
"The Woodwright's Shop" with Roy Underhill. In his woodcarving classes, David's
apprenticeship training and 28 years of professional experience give him the ability
to verbally articulate and demonstrate the skill and trade secrets of woodcarving. Check school website pages for workshop descriptions and class schedule. Click on "What students say about Calvo Woodcarving School" for reviews. Feel free to call us with questions. (tel. 978-283-0231)
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1000 Japanese Water Slipstone
$11.75
Japanese wood carving water slipstones 1000 grit (all single stone prices). In the Japanese sharpening tradition, the 1000 grit stones are the shapers and the redesigners of the carving tool edge. Waterstones give you a feel that you cannot get from oil slipstones. By purchasing two, you can resurface them against each other each time you sharpen; guaranteeing that you have a flat stone so essential in sharpening. The other thing that is great about water slipstones is that you can easily reshape them which is very handy given the fact that carving is made up of hundreds of different curves inside and out on our chisels. We are pleased to accept payment through PayPal, the trusted leader in online payments. If you do not have a paypal account follow the shopping cart instructions to the paypal page and you will see icons for all credit cards and the word continue (in blue). Click on the word "continue" and follow the instructions to process your card. Thank you.
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4000 Japanese Water Slipstone
$15.95
The 4000 Grit water slipstones are used after the 1000 grit to remove scratch marks from the coarser stones. The 4000 stone is the beginning of honing the edge. Use them in the combination of three grits and you have sharpening to perfection.
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8000 Japanese Water Slipstone
$26.95
These 8000 grit water slipstones are excellent for final honing after using the 4000 and 1000 stones. They are the equivalent of the western strop. The Japanese are experts with utilizing the feeling in their hands to keep an edge flat when they are shapening so it is best to take careful note of their craftsmanship ways. Remember the samari swords are from their tradition.
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The Original Calvo Wood Carving Mallet 2.0 lbs
$75.00
When using a chisel, technique and tool design are very important. A good woodcarver's mallet can be a part of that successful equation too. There are two types: wood, the more common, and brass or bronze mallets which were favored by Europeans. These mallets are unequaled in the woodcarving market. I originally started manufacturing these mallets 15 years ago and brought them to the woodcarving market. What makes them different than the traditional wood mallet? Although sometimes effective, wooden mallets have certain drawbacks. First, when wood strikes against wood, it bounces. There is contact, but the force moves in two directions, forward as well as backward. When we cut a mortise or carve wood we want to concentrate the force forward. The mallets I have designed have a weighted, balanced brass head. When brass strikes the wood handle of the chisel, it strikes dead and accurately. There is little bounce between mallet and chisel; the chisel yields to the higher density and weight of the mallet. This allows the woodworker to feel the activity at the tool edge. In addition, wooden mallets tend to be over sized and consequently, awkward to handle. With the wooden mallets, momentum is the driving force. With the bronze or brass mallet all that is needed is a light controlled tap. My woodcarver's mallets are compact and delicate in the hand. They are modeled after those used by my teachers in their apprenticeship training. We are pleased to accept payment through PayPal, the trusted leader in online payments. If you do not have a paypal account follow the shopping cart instructions to the paypal page and you will see icons for all credit cards and the word continue (in blue). Click on the word "continue" and follow the instructions to process your card.****************CUSTOMER REVIEW***"I am amazed at how well your Calvo 1.1/2lb. brass mallet works and how comfortable it feels in my hand. I tried a light weight brass mallet, (8 oz or so) that you can find in just about any woodworking catalog. The light weight mallet was useless to me for any kind of wood carving. I had just about given up on all brass mallets forever when I saw your Calvo 1 1/2lb. brass mallet.
Wow does your brass mallet do the job! All the force from the mallet blow goes straight to the cutting edge. I have never felt so much control whether I was roughing out a carving or doing the delicate finishing cuts. Your brass mallet is so well designed that I forget that I am holding 1.1/2 lbs. The weight means I hit the tool with pure power. The mallet is a joy to look at and a joy to use. I sure am glad I didn't give up on all brass mallets just because I bought a useless light weight one. After using your brass mallet and being so impressed with it I just had to write and say: What an excellent tool you make!" Charles Roger, Brighton, MI.
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The Original Calvo Mallet 1.5 lbs
$70.00
This Calvo Mallet is the smaller of the two. Most people prefer it as a first time purchase and then see the value of having them both. I personally go back and forth between the two the same way that you use different chisels for different tasks.
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Wood Carver Screws
$35.00
This 9" CARVER SCREW is handy for interior bench clamps. I use them in pairs all the time because they help lock down the piece on the interior side of the bench. They are superior in woodcarving to any form of C clamps.
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Wood Carver Screws (small)
$26.00
This 6 3/4" CARVER SCREW is a smaller version of it's brother for locking down projects on the interior of the bench. As I stated, I use them all the time.
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