re: V Tool - Part 2

Do you ever wonder Kenny why carving tool manufacturers put a 25 degree bevel on their tools when carvers want the bevel to be 20 degrees or less. It would sure save a lot of time and money if they came with 20 degree bevels.

Also, regarding your back-ordered Pfeil bent skew, this is exactly why I went on a mission at the beginning of lockdown to acquire all the carving tools I'll ever need. Whilst I agree with the sentiment that you should buy the tools as you need them according to what you want to carve next, I found it impossible to follow that sentiment. The way carving tool manufacturers work is they make small batches of a certain tools at any given time, so if you want a 1/2" Sweep 3 straight gouge and they are out of stock, it can be a couple of years before they set up to make that tool again. I decided to be proactive and compiled a spreadsheet of all the tools I thought I'd need and every two weeks, I trawl Ahsley Iles website and buy any tools that they have that are on my list. I know many people haven't always got the cash to hand to follow this approach, but I can't see any other way to do it really. It shouldn't be necessary to do this, but yet it is.