OCC #1 x 3/8 Mini Gouge

OCC Tools presents an OCC #1 x 3/8 Mini Gouge that has 5" solid oak pencil handle.  The OCC Mini Gouge had a solid oak pencil handle and is handcrafted here in the USA. This mini gouge is so light you'll love the way it feels in your hand. OCC makes superior carving tools that are ready to go to work for you.

Featuring hand-forged steel construction and an RC 59-60 hardness rating, you can make even the most intricate detailed carvings with it.

We all want more from the perfect gouge and this tool also delivers on the intricate detail side of things. This gouge is the best carving tool for those special carving projects.

 This American made gouge is the best carving tool that you fall back on and use for years. 

OCC #1 x 3/8 Mini Gouge Specifications

• Made from 01 tool steel.
• RC-59 Rockwell hardness.
• Sharpened to a razor sharp edge, polished and ready to carve.
• Made in the USA
• 5" oak handle.
• #1 x 3/8 Mini V Gouge.
• Hand Crafted by a master carver

To keep this knife in razor sharp condition, strop on a regular basis.  We recommend  polishing compound and a strop.  Hold the knife at a 15° bevel which is the same as the knife has been sharpened at for stropping and sharpening.

Please note:  All OCC wood carving knives, wood carving tools, spoon gouges and other tools are now made in Beloit, WI.  OCC Tools was sold to Kryshak Carving Tools in October of 2022.  New tools come with the new KCT logo.