Carving No 8A Spoon Gouge - 10mm

This is the first of this brand of gouges I have bought. Although price was a big attraction it was coupled with the quality and service of my previous purchases and the great service provided by Rutlands over the years I have been a customer. And this gouge lived up to my expectations. It was everything a similar looking gouge has been over the years I have used them, with the only real difference being I had to finish off the sharpening and honing on my oil stones and leather, something I have not had to do to a new gouge for years now. Once honed it has been everything a gouge twice or three times the price would be, and I expect it to continue to perform well into the future. Great addition to your product list, Rutlands, and I hope you extend the range soon. And if you are someone thinking of buying one, going on my experience so far, I can highly recommend them to you.

Superb wood carving tool Impressive service provided.

Excellent carving tool, easy to handle, and well made as is everything I have bought from Rutlands, delivery is very quick too.

I am very much a beginner to carving and have been using a mixture of cheap and old carving tools. On the advice of a very experienced carver I purchased one Pfeil gouge at great cost. The difference in terms of ease of use and edge holding is enormous.The various profiles in the set are exactly what I was recommended to get and I have found them equal in performance to the Pfeil.In short this set is, to me, equally as good as my Pfeil and at a very reasonable price. I have no idea why a previous reviewer thought the price 'perhaps a little high' because according to my very experienced friend they are exceptional value for the money.

I have just bought five gouges from Rutlands and they are as good as you can get from any other well known chisels and gouges and the price is perfect half the price of every one else and by far 1St glass Chisels. May I say they are very robust and very well made. You can not fault them at all and I will be buying more, as I go along. I was not expecting this quality for this price. If you just buy one you will see what I mean, for quality and price. 10 out of 10 without a doubt.