Chris Pye Undercutting Tool Set In Suede Tool Roll By Ashley Iles

Chris Pye made up some prototypes of these tools to address a specific
problem: tidying up junctions within deep recesses after the bulk of the
wood has been removed. He found finishing cleanly to be a big challenge,
especially when he cut down into endgrain. He bent some fishtail skew
chisels with narrow shanks and was so pleased with the results he asked
Ashley Iles to make the chisels for other carvers. The set of three
hand-forged Undercutting Tools consist of a straight or “regular” tool
that simply bends forward at an angle of approximately 60 degrees; one
that bends to the left at the forward crank; and one that bends to the
right. All the blades retain the prominent working corner of the
fishtail skew chisel, the curved cutting edge and sharp, somewhat
rounded trailing corner. As Chris says, they’re not tools that you will
need every day, but for specific purposes (such as undercutting beneath
leaves), they’re fantastic. Set of three. Made in England.