Carving Instruments

Welcome to the world of wood carving! Whether you're an artist looking for a new medium, a nature lover interested in bringing a piece of the outdoors inside, or simply someone who wants to try something new and exciting, wood carving is a fantastic hobby to explore. At BeaverCraft, we understand that the tools you use are crucial to your wood carving success. That's...

Everyone wants to have the best wood chisels in their toolbox, from beginner carvers to seasoned woodworkers. Of course, finding the best wood chisels on the market may seem daunting for someone, but believe us, it is not impossible.

A woodworking chisel (or simply wood chisel) is a tool all woodworkers and DIY enthusiasts use to carve, cut, pare, chip away, and shape wood. These are fundamental tools with many uses that can boost your woodworking skills. It makes them one of the most versatile and must-have tools in any woodcarver's toolbox.

Looking for tips for wood carving for beginners? BeaverCraft has got you covered. Our tool guide will help you choose the best tools, make your woodworking process more comfortable and increase your safety and productivity.

Wood carving is a useful activity for self-realization. Creating something with your own hands allows you to believe in yourself and bring your creative ideas to life, honing your skills and constantly improving in your favorite hobby.

Compliance with the rules for storing wood carving tools and accessories is no less important than compliance with the rules for their use. Good woodworking tools are indispensable in various types of work: joinery, carpentry, wood carving, and others. When you have just a couple of chisels and a carving knife, you can find a place to store them almost anywhere, while many tools...

Since ancient times, woodworking has become one of the most significant crafts for people. Due to their unique features, wood items have been admired by people and enjoy their unchanging love to this day. Wood is a durable, lightweight, and beautiful material. It is highly valued in woodcarving, joinery, and carpentry. Regardless of your experience in such an activity as woodworking, first of all,...

What Is Stropping Practice for A Wood Carver? Stropping is one of the useful techniques for servicing tools with blades, which is necessary to maintain these blades in good condition. This practice is used when it is necessary to eliminate minor problems with the edge of the blade. What Is It for? There are four functions that stropping performs: Restore the edge of the...

  When only beginning your carving way, finding tools or proper wood is quite exhausting – you have no clue yet about what you are doing, but you already need to make some decisions in order to start, that’s not reassuring in the slightest. Whittling tools for beginners are different and still require some sorting from you, especially if you are thinking of getting something more...

How Do We Make Wood Carving Kits? When you buy tools for long-term use, you prefer knowing how they are made of and with which materials. The knowledge helps you understand if those instruments fit your needs and how well they will serve you. We’ve realized we’ve never described the process in detail, so here it is. BeaverCraft is happy to share if you...

Why do I need a chip carving knife? Chip carving is a detailed type of wood carving, focused on decorative sculpting and engraving beautiful patterns. Chip carving tools are designed to remove the crust of the wood, the chip, thus the chip carving knife is designed in a specific way to serve this purpose. Best chip carving knives are the ones that are comfortable...

We are honored to get our tools featured in one of the latest videos by Chris Pye. Who is Chris Pye? Chris is a talented wood carver, profound writer, teacher and co-founder of Woodcarving Workshops TV.  «I love carving; for me it's a sort of joy: the dance of steel and wood, the slice of the cutting edge, the sounds and smells. I'm passionate...

What is a leather strop and how to use a strop? A strop is a special surface (usually it's made of leather) designed to remove any burr left after knife sharpening on a stone. Leather Strop Block or just Leather Strop? It's up to you, either you choose a leather strop block or even a paddle strop with a handle. It's just the matter...

Stop cuts in relief carving   Stop cutting to learn about stop cut. Each of us started wood carving in his life with different desires. But we have one common feature - there is no one who wouldn't like to create his own work of art. Speaking about masterpieces, it definitely comes to relief carving, which you already know about. If you ever tried...

As the old proverb says: “Know Safety, No Injury :: No Safety, Know Injury.” Today we would like to talk with you about woodcarving safety. Most likely, you will agree that safety is one of the main issues when carving. ✅ WHERE IS THE CUTTING EDGE? First of all, the tool awareness (knowing where the cutting edge of the tool) is common sense but you will...