The Best Budget Whittling and Wood Carving Tools - Beavercraft Tools

I spent over a thousand dollars on Beavercraft tools and products over the past few years in my effort to see their quality and range of tools. After all this testing and buying their tools I believe Beavercraft is a great brand for beginners who are trying to get into whittling and wood carving since it's affordable and made with quality.

In this video I am going over many tools and products Beavercraft offers that I personally used in the past and continue to do so in the present.

00:00 Introduction
01:39 Beginner Knives
02:58 Carving Tool Kits
09:30 Leather Strops
12:07 Wood for Carving
13:05 DIY Carving Kits

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Products mentioned in the video:

[TJtheBee]

For Christmas this year, my dad bought me a spoon-carving set from Beavercraft via Lee Valley. My tools came in a wooden book! I don't know what the particular kit was that got me the cool case, but it was so special to open. I have one of my dad's wooden spoons that he carved; may be time for me to return the favour and make him a spoon, too!

[grahamthompson]

I am a big fan of Beavercraft knives, as a beginner, it was a no brainier to buy their products. After a few basic carvings under my belt, I have no thoughts of ‘upgrading’. I know they will last me well and I intend to buy Beavercraft knives as I expand my toolkit. Excellent tools at a great price here in the UK.

[norgeball]

I‘m new to whittling and carving, so haven‘t really tried THAT much knives and chisels. I have some old chisels that I inherited from my grandpa and some knives he crafted himself (whittling was a big hobby of his) as well as Beavercraft‘s C2 knive. This has served me well so far, but the S15 set is something I‘d love to get in the future👍

[timlist]

Just got the whittling and chip carving set, anxious to get started.

[fritzginger]

I realized recently that I had bought one of the knock off spoon carving sets like you mentioned at the start of your video. The metal is definitely inferior. I need to be very diligent in my stropping habits.

Oddly enough though I still keep finding myself reaching for the sloyd and detail knife from that knock off kit over my flex cut bench knife and carving “multi tool” because I like the shape and size of their handles more. Very simple oval design. I think they fit my little hands well. One of my carving friends that has bigger hands doesn’t like the handle of the knock offs.

Thanks for this video, it’s nice to see this much overview of what beavercraft has to offer and your thoughts on the various options 👍🏻

[RhetoricalBean]

I would love to see you do some intro guides on using gouges and chisels. Thanks for making these videos!

[boomer]

I use bevercraft all the time. Love them

[whittler]

Nice review my friend ..The Beavercraft is a excellent starter tools ...Just to see if the person wants to really carve ..Thank you for sharing

[moritakaishida]

I recently bought a sloyd, whittling, spoon and palm chisel from beavercraft, cant wait for them to arrive

[keeanblake]

I find your videos VERY inspiring thank u so much for this info!!!!

[loribrooks]

Another great video Brian! I have one of the carving kits as well as 2 of their knife sets. What you said is spot on..tools come razor sharp and you definitely get the biggest bang for the buck with any of the Beavercraft tools and sets.

[jimmyrustler]

I bought a beavercraft spoon carving knife recently, not bad! It has a much steeper curve than my mora one, which is nice for much smaller spoons and such.

My favorite budget whittling knife at the moment is a Hultafors electrical fitters knife. They sell for about $4, and come with a really nice sheath. 👍

[unitytira]

Good day Brian, thank you so much for sharing this informative video on the carving tools. I have the S18X set that I use to carve the Chessmen pieces in your tutorial project. The tools are excellent, I learned how to strop to make it sharp, I used the C15X Detail Knife, and C16X Roughing Knife they are good carving knives. It helps me build confidence in the hobby of carving.

[jelkel]

Had some of the kit already, strops, stones, lots of pocket knives including the Old Timer carving folder thing (splinter jack?), regular wood chisels ect so I'm just adding individual items as they are needed. Got a Beavercraft spoon knife and I'd like a dedicated fixed blade smaller carving knife in the future. Not going to go all in and buy lots of stuff I may not even need or use. I'm sure as skill replaces enthusiasm I'll be able to make more useful purchases. I know enough to know the imitation kits are a false economy unless you are unsure if you will like the hobby. You have got some sweet kit though!

[tessa]

I have been watching your videos for some time now and just want to say how appreciative I am that you give so much insight as to the quality of the different kits. I have yet to purchase carving tools but I think I'm ready to give it a try!

[martinhawrylkiewicz]

Great vid! I bought myself a spoon knife from beavercraft and right away noticed how skinny/narrow the handle was in my hand. Didn't like it. So I made a new handle from a piece of a hickory garden shovel handle. Now it's perfect

[FrugalShave]

The problem with Beavercraft is that they use inferior steel so they sharpen then at 22 degrees on each side. (angle verified with Beavercraft. I had a conversation with them about the subject where they listed out the angles for all the knives and gouges, etc.)
That is pocket knife angle instead of carving knife angle. They are sharpened completely differently. Both can be "razor sharp" but a real carving knife it sharpened so that it can slice deep into wood with very little resistance. A pocket knife is sharpened with a utility edge meant to be strong and last a long time but is not made to penetrate into wood. The difference is akin to a splitting maul vs a woodsman's axe.
To put this in perspective 22 + 22 is a 44 degree wedge that you are trying to push into the wood. Compared that to Flexcut at 7.5 degrees per side or Helve and Drake at 5-6 degrees per side and you will quickly find out why it is worth spending a few more bucks on a better tool.

From Beavercraft:
We have the following sharpening angles:
Whittling knives С1, С2, С4, С8, С13, С14 – 22 degrees
Chip carving knives – 18 degrees
Hook knives - 18 degrees
Draw knives DK1/DK2 – 30 degrees.

[vgbkuxr]

Great review Brian! On the topic of budget carving tools, can you do a review on the "MASTERCARVER 3-PIECE KNIFE SET". How would these knives stack up against Beavercraft?

[poestal]

question for a lefty: are their knives ground for a right sided cutting or can i just get the basic set and then buy left handed spoons?