AUGSUNWood Carving Knife Set - 20 PCS Hand Carving Tool Set for DIY Sculpture Carpenter Experts & Beginners

I'm new to buying carving tools as I've just started getting into rubber stamp making. I'll structure this as a pros and cons with my overall thoughts at the end. I hope you find this helpful!Pros:-they feel sturdy in myjand. The handle and blades are attached to each other well. The handles feel strong, at least strong when working with soft materials like rubber or soft woods. I haven't tried with harder materials.-large variety of blades-easy to sharpen (which is also something I'm new to doing. Surprisingly I didn't mess any blades up yet)-comes with a compact case so I can store them without taking up too much spaceCons:-all blades came fairly dull-some blades had minor defects (some shown in my second picture, I did my best to make them visible) While there are small defects I feel they can be corrected easily and I'm personally unconcerned with them.Overall: I like these tools. I've carved one stamp already and it went well. The tools are sturdy and they were very easy to sharpen. You really get a lot for the price you pay, so even though there were some small defects I can't complain. This may not be the best set for a professional, but it's a great set for beginners. The tools are small, they are not for large scale wood working (For instance, I wouldn't try to make a wooden cereal bowl with these) they are intended for small scale projects/ detail work, which is exactly what I bought them for.

I bought this set specifically to carve my pumpkin with it. I'd say 2 of the tools were perfect for it and the others weren't quite right. Not the fault of the kit, though, as everything was sharp and really nice. I used 2 of the thinner scooping tools to make more delicate lines on the pumpkin. I'll have to take up wood carving or something to use the other tools 😂

To start with, yes, they're decently sharp when you get them. You wont be carving no Oak trees with them though. They're good enough for small stuff. Yes, the tips will chip/break if you are carving harder wood. I tried them on a piece of cherry wood, which required a mallet to get them to carve at a decent depth. For softer woods they shouldnt have a problem. Just learn how to sharpen them. Its not hard to learn. You will definitely want to resharpen every 10 minutes if carving hard wood. I mostly worked in clay and these would work fine for that too! As others have said, they work well for pumpkin carving.The caps they come with are 'ok'. They dont fit on tightly so as you pick up a chisel, the caps will slide off the other ones beside it.Pros: decently sharp, nice assortment of blades, affordable for beginners, great for soft materials, comes with sharpening stone (I used 1500grit sandpaper instead)Cons: Not good for hard woods, caps pop off too easily, blades chip on hard material

On the cheep side and dulls quick. It comes with a sharpening stone ruler and pencil. I will look for a more quality one next.

Bought as a Christmas gift. The man loves them. Claims to be decent quality and a nice size.

First I admit I am a newbie, but I do know about sharp tools. Most of these aren’t. To be fair I have been working on Maple which is very hard wood. Going to try softer wood to see how they work. I believe this is also an example of you get what you pay for. Other more expensive tools work better for sure. PS Tried softer wood. They stuck suck. Do not hold an edge.

No. I am not a woodworker. I’m not even an artist, but when my kid said she wanted a Harry Potter pumpkin for Halloween, I know I needed to up our carving game from the cheap tools they sell at Walmart to something that would make life a lot easier. Needless to say, these tools were great. They are also sharp so unless you want to bleed on your pumpkin, make sure to wear the provided gloves. Next year, we will be better but I am far beyond happy with the results this year.

To simply put it, the quality of the tools is equivalent to how much you paid for it. These were fairly cheap tools so that means it won’t be amazing. But they did it’s job for a beginners project so it’s worth the money. But if you are serious about this—Maybe don’t get them. The handles are small and thin. So, if you have big hands, these might be tricky to use. They aren’t terrible but they aren’t amazing either. Again, you get what you paid for.