Step 8: JOINERY: LEARN HOW TO LAYOUT & CUT JOINTS.Step 7: How to Make Wood Square, Flat, Straight & Smooth.Step 6: Learn How to Choose Stable, Strong & Beautiful Wood.Steps 6-10 | Beginner’s Guide to Hand Tool Woodworking.Step 5: Learn How to Design Furniture for Woodworking Projects.Step 4: Learn How to Use Woodworking Hand Tools.Step 3: Learn how to Refurbish, Tune & Sharpen Hand Tools.Step 2: Setup your Woodworking Workshop & Tool Storage.Step 1: Understand & Buy the Right Woodworking Hand Tools.Steps 1-5 | Beginner’s Guide to Hand Tool Woodworking.I’m anxious to find a piece of poplar, or somewhat soft wood to try it out some more. An adze makes very quick work of waste removal, and from my research, I chose the Karlsson model based on the excellent feedback I’ve read. Up until now, I’ve never actually used an adze before, but I’ve been fascinated by dough bowls ever since seeing images and instructions for making one in Drew Langsner’s book several years ago. It even cut through (green) hard maple quite nicely, although I’ve since backed off from beginning bowl carving with such a tough wood… It’s versatile and you can do some serious wasting fairly quickly. It’s small enough that you could use to rough out the bowls of larger spoons with some very careful use. This sucker is intensely sharp, has a great heft, and a great finish. I decided on a 5cm adze for bowl carving, as it came highly recommended across several forums. Hans Karlsson’s official site - looks like the web store is in Swedish only, limited stockĭo you know of any other sources? I’ll add them to this list if you comment below.Woodsmith Experience - also based in the UK, good selection.Woodland Craft Supplies - based in the UK, good prices, great selection.Maine Coast Craft School - only US shop for Hans Karlsson tools after the Country Workshops store closed, limited stock.Matthew (the owner) is a helpful fellow and quick to respond to email queries. Prices are high, and I’ve found Woodland Craft Supplies, (based in the UK) to be much cheaper even with shipping overseas. There is but one US shop, and that is Drew Langsner’s Country Workshops Maine Coast Craft School, where you can find a few select items, if you’re really lucky to get in on time.
The two best places to buy his gouges, adzes, axes, etc. Seems like there is a long wait period due to highly increased demand over the past few years.) Where to Buy Hans Karlsson Tools (UPDATE: So difficult at this point, in fact, that they’re basically sold out in all of the online shops listed below. Through some extensive searching, most of the info I’ve gleaned has been from web forums - there aren’t a heck of a lot of resources on Karlsson tools elsewhere - in fact, the tools themselves are somewhat difficult to locate for purchase. Karlsson runs a small outfit, but makes many many varieties of gouges, axes, drawknives, inshaves, etc. They’ve also got a nice little write-up with photos about making a dough bowl with a basic set of his carving tools. Greenwood & Leather Crafts has a nice mini-interview with Hans Karlsson about his entry into blacksmithing. If you’re interested in bowl and spoon carving, or any kind of hand tool woodworking, take note!
Here’s some information on Hans Karlsson and his tools that I have been able to glean.
I picked up a small carving adze and heavy duty bent gouge for bowl making, and the excellent quality is distinct from the get-go. I like learning about new tool makers, and Hans Karlsson is a Swedish blacksmith whose high quality, hand-forged carving and woodworking tools are ones I’ve been recently taken with.
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