Back Bent Blades

Gulf Coast Handyman · #1 10-25-2007, 09:36 PM

What are back bent blades used for ?

Thanks Dave

AlArchie · #2 10-25-2007, 09:47 PM

Working convex surfaces or radiused edges, for starters.

Al

Gulf Coast Handyman · #3 10-25-2007, 10:17 PM

Like a flower stem on a relief carving?

mdallensr · #4 10-25-2007, 11:12 PM

Exactly. They need to come close to the width and arc you're carving, so it helps to have a couple of sizes. Woodcraft was closing out some of their carving gouges and I picked up a couple of back-bent gouges from them. You won't use them everyday, but when you need them, nothing else comes close to doing what they do. Mike

Gulf Coast Handyman · #5 10-26-2007, 12:05 PM

Thank you Mike, I am actually heading to my local Woodcraft store tomorrow they are having a tent sale and 10 % off everything in the store, hopefully they have some left.

Thanks Again
Dave

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