[GILLY]

I just recieved a set of 5 German made chip knives in the mail today and am wondering what type of edge these require, steep edge or a fine razor edge. My second question is, What sort of cuts is the knife below used for?

[GILLY]

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[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Can't tell by the picture , is that a curved blade?

[GILLY]

Yep, it's curved with the edge on the bottom. The blade is only 1 1/2" long.

[papasar]

Gilly,
Definitly not a chip carving knife!!
Bill K

[squbrigg]

Nice looking blade, it could be for carving long curved sweeps for decoratons ? Hard to tell from the picture. Of course if you don't like it , you can always send it to me!

Bob

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

There could be a bit of a translation problem here ... some Europeans refer to any carving done with a knife as "chip carving."

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

As to what bevel to put on them, like any other knife, it depends on what you are going to be carving. Softer woods get one bevel, harder woods another.

[GILLY]

Thanks for the info folks. This knife came with the "kit" of chip knives I bought, I read somewhere a long time ago that the kits come with knives that probably wouldn't be used for chip carving, further, I think the article said that you really only need a couple of different blade profiles, not a whole hockey sock full.

Bob........thanks for the offer, but I think I'll keep it, if for nothing else, at least I now have a sharp letter opener

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

you only really need a chip knife and a stab knife......I sharpen mine "flat" from edge to backstrap..........that works great on basswood, haven't had luck with any other configuration and haven't chip carved anything but basswood and a piece of pine that I eventually tossed!