Detail Knives

[carver1]

Does anyone know what brand of detail knife Gene Messer uses in his videos and where to purchase one? I am also looking to purchase a good set of micro gouges, but am unsure of what brand is the better one to buy. - Steve

[bigEd_H]

Hi Steve,

Gene uses Ron Wells/Mike Shipley knives. You can find them at Knives .

Ed

[carver1]

Appreciate the advice!!

[Iowa Carver]

He actually uses the 1 1/8 knife which isn't shown there, the 1 3/8 is close and a very knice knive ( they all are) but here is the one I believe Gene uses: - RON WELLS DETAIL KNIFE - 1 1/8" BLADE #229103 It's just a good all around short bladed knife, it can hog and do detail, it's only limit is it's length. If you do mostly small carvings, this knife and the 1 3/8 detail are wonderful knives.

Corey

[carver1]

Thanks Corey!! I believe one cannot have too many knives! I may end up purchasing both.

- Steve

[jmischel]

I recently purchased the 1 3/8 detail knife, and am really, really happy with it.

[Bill Anderson]

carver1 I use dockyard micro gouges,they are great for detail work

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

I answered the question in your other post, here is a link: Detail knives

Dave

[gene-messer]

i use the 1 3/8 inch detail knife from Ron Wells .. Love it and use it all the time

Gene

[Iowa Carver]

Ron Wells or Wells/Shipley knives are toted as flat plane knives and they do work awesome for that but they are one of the most used knives around for about any type of carving. It's easily the most popular knife at my carving club and we don't have any flat plane carvers. They are easy to sharpen as well because they are flat ground. Very nice knives Steve and becareful, they are very sharp!

Corey