Single bevel chip knife

[arbarnhart]

I have one. I bought it a few years ago for a couple of reasons. One was that I had read an article by an accomplished carver that favored a single bevel. The other is that it is very useful as a bench knife; I can clean up an edge or end of a board with it by keeping the flat back against the surface and it will only cut protrusions and cut them off right at the surface.

Anyway, now I am actually planning to do some chip carving and I wonder if it really is the best knife for that or not. Will the difference in using a double bevel be significant?

EDIT - A little seaching and reading has convinced me I need to get a "regular" double bevel knife and a stab knife. It also convinced me that the single bevel was a very wise (or in my case lucky ) choice for a general woodworking bench knife.

EDIT #2 - Call me Mr. Instant Gratification. I bopped over to Woodcraft at lunch time and picked up the two piece Pfiel chip carving "set" (kinda odd to call just two knives a set). It's a standard double bevel chip knife and a stabbing knife.

EDIT #3 - Night and day difference! When I follow chip carving instructions using the Pfiel, the chips pop out when they are supposed to and leave clean facets. The single bevel knife with the thick blade and steep bevel is a great bench knife, but it is not a good chip knife.

[sstalker]

Andy,

I have Pfeil, Barton and Moor chip carving knives. The Pfeil is my favorite. The blade is thinner and seems to cut easier and cleaner.

I would think the single edge would work fine for some cuts but terrible for the reverse.

Steve - Toledo