FLEXCUT Roughing Knife, High Carbon Steel Blade, 1-3/4 inch Blade Bevel Length

The cheaper carving knives are pathetic compared to Flexcut. The more expensive ones are better, but not so much so that I feel they warrant the price. Overall, it's hard to beat the quality, edge retention, comfort, and value of a Flexcut knife...FOR THE MONEY. The closest competitor is OCC, but good luck getting your hands on one. I tried several vendors and they gouged you on prices when they had them in stock. This 1.75" rouging blade is the most versatile size I own too. I find myself doing 3/4 of the work with this blade. It's just big enough for removing a lot of wood, but still small enough for most roughing and a lot more detail than I expected. This size blade is also easier to maintain than the really small ones. I've had this a long time and have never had to sharpen it. I just hone it about once per hour of use and it's held up phenomenally! Overall, this is my go-to brand and I'm glad I chose it, but someday if I get better, I may splurge for a Helvie. My carving mentor, Doug Linker can't be wrong about Helvie, but until then Flexcut will get all my money.

I am fairly new to carving but certainly not new to knives. This is a fine knife, sharp out of the box and ready to use. I did strop it a few times to bring it to a polished finish but I wouldn't have had to if I was just going to start whittling some basswood. The handle is very comfortable in the hand and the blade holds an edge for a good long while. Also, the handle has a light finish of lacquer that can be easily sanded off if you prefer bare wood. I, myself, prefer the look and feel of finished wood. Of course, there are better knives out there if you want to spend more money, but for the beginner or intermediate carver this is a great knife and I challenge anyone to find a better knife at this price point. I, personally, have yet to find one.

Flex cut makes wonderful carving knives but with this one they fulfilled their promise a little too efficiently. This knife is incredibly sharp and Incredibly dangerous I would say as a Carver who has been doing this for 20 years you need to buy a level 5 plus or higher carving glove for this knife or you may risk injuring yourself severely. This knife is incredibly effective at Rough cutting hewing and shaping blocks or rough wood into very usefully. However you need to be wearing a very strong love for if there is a slight slip of your hand you could severely injure yourself. I had this knife go through my Rawhide glove when it caught a pocket on a piece of birch and suffice to say I got 7 stitches. It is a wonderful knife sharp useful and well worth the money but you need to wear protection when using this 100% always

I struggled with beaver craft knifes.. so I tried this (flex cut) knife and its so much better. Looking at this knife ..its angle is more and carbon steel holds the sharpness way longer. this knife is smooth in it slice as a beaver craft you have to push harder and cuts are wavy and rough.. this knife is smooth and easy to slice thru wood.. I highly reccomend this knife as higher quality and better knife. For 10 dollars more.. get this knife and enjoy your carving time..plus its made in the USA..

This is a very sharp knife out of the box and only gets sharper after stropping. The reason for only four stars is the comfort and if we are being honest, it really should have been three. Out of the box, the handle is very rough, think dry wood splintering. Most likely, if you are buying this knife you will also know how to fix this with some sandpaper which is why I gave a star back. Sanding a handle, however, is not the first think I prefer to do when using a new carving knife.

This is a great knife for carving.

The knife came sharp. I used to carve a pattern on a knife handle that worked out well.

I’m a beginner so I’m new to whittling. Sharp out of the package and did a great job. Love it.

Goed mes om te hout snijden , komt zeer scherp. Het mes is een beetje langer en dikker dan verwacht maar snijd goed door linde hout heen dus dit is niet echt een probleem , als je hele kleine details (ogen , neus, baard, haar) wilt carven kun je mischien beter een dunner mes zoeken maar deze is zeker het geld wel waard. Aan dit een mes heb je meer dan aan een hele set slechte hout snij messen.

This is a very comfortable tool to work with and it fits my hand and holds an edge really well an excellent tool all round

I've been whittling for about 2 years now and have about 10-15 finished projects and I can say this blade is the reason why! Came out of the box very sharp and sliced wood easily. The handle is comfortable to hold for longer durations and easy to manipulate. Don't buy those cheap whittling sets with 0 different blades, just get his one!

Ottimo sotto tutti i punti di vista.

Produit, absolument incroyable et vraiment pratique pour le travail du bois. Je remercie sincèrement l’entreprise qui m’a aidé lors de mes problèmes de livraison!