Hans Karlsson Gouges

This selection of high quality gouges is produced by Hans Karlsson in Sweden. These beautiful hand-forged tools are excellent for hollowing spoons, bowls and other carving projects. The dog-leg gouges are designed for carving and smoothing hard to reach areas, such as the converging long grain on the bottom of carved bowls. The new smaller dog-leg gouge (HK-24) is also very efficient tool for hollowing the bowls of spoons and ladles. The double hooped gouges (HK-09, HK-10, HK-13 and the new Big Bully gouges HK-20 and HK-28) are designed for carving large bowls. These heavy duty gouges --which are suitable for striking with a mallet or hammer -- are also used by wood sculptors and for saddling Windsor chair seats by chairmakers who don't use an adze and inshave. The mini-goatfoot V-gouge (HK-21) is used for engraving work and carving surface designs. The other gouges have a rectangular hardwood handle, and are designed for paring (pushing, not hammering).

All Hans Karlsson gouges are properly sharpened to a high polish.
Note: Hans Karlsson's sweep system is based on the curve of a circle designated by the radius measured in millimeters. Because these tools are handmade, there is often a variation of several millimeters in tool width compared to nominal size.

HK-03	22mm Straight gouge, #25 Karlsson sweep	$70.00
HK-04	30mm Straight gouge, #35 Karlsson sweep	$76.00
HK-05	45mm Straight gouge, #70 Karlsson sweep	$83.00
HK-14	45mm Straight gouge, #150 Karlsson sweep	$83.00
HK-06	30mm Bent gouge, #55 Karlsson sweep	$76.00
HK-07	45mm Bent gouge, #150 Karlsson sweep	$83.00
HK-08	45mm dog-leg gouge, #150 Karlsson sweep	$83.00
HK-24	30mm dog-leg gouge, #35 Karlsson sweep	$76.00
HK-25	45mm dog-leg gouge, #55 Karlsson sweep	$83.00
HK-09	30mm Hooped bent gouge, #35 Karlsson sweep	$95.00
HK-10	40mm Hooped bent gouge, #55 Karlsson sweep	$100.00
HK-13	40mm Hooped straight gouge, #55 Karlsson sweep	$100.00
HK-20	50mm Big Bully double hooped straight gouge, #70 Karlsson sweep	$110.00
HK-28	50mm Big Bully double hooped bent gouge, #70 Karlsson sweep	$110.00
HK-21	Mini-goatfoot V-gouge	$63.00
HK-30	15mm mini-spoon gouge	$45.00
HK-31	25mm mini-spoon gouge	$50.00

How To Order
Tools can be purchased three ways: Order by phone (Office hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Eastern Time) using your Visa/MasterCard for payment; order by mail, by clicking on Order Form (you can print the Order Form on your computer's printer, but we do not yet offer on-line ordering); direct purchase at our store and showroom.

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Drew Langsner
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