Pfeil Straight Chisel - #8

Remove Stock and Shape Detail with a Swiss-Made Straight Gouge

When your work calls for clearing plenty of timber without losing the ability to shape with care, the Pfeil Number 8 Straight Gouge gives you both in one tool. It carries a concave profile that continues the range from the Number 2 to Number 7, with the width and depth to take out good amounts of material in each pass. The straight shank keeps your approach direct and predictable, so you stay in control even as you work quickly across open timber.

That blend of stock removal and detail makes the Number 8 a dependable choice when you need to rough out a form and refine it with the same gouge. Swiss made from chrome vanadium alloy to Pfeil's own specifications, it arrives sharpened and ready for the bench. Regular honing keeps that edge keen for clean, accurate cuts.

Key Features

• Medium Gouge Profile: A fuller sweep that clears good amounts of material while still letting you shape with detail.
• Continues the Concave Range: Picks up from the Number 2 to Number 7 chisels with genuine width and depth behind each cut.
• Straight Shank: Keeps your cuts direct and controlled across flat and open surfaces.
• Swiss-Made Quality: Crafted in Switzerland to the exacting standards that have made Pfeil a trusted name among carvers.
• Chrome Vanadium Alloy: Made to Pfeil's own specifications for excellent edge retention and lasting durability.
• Sharpened and Ready to Use: Arrives honed straight from the factory, so you can head to the bench and start carving immediately.
• Honing Recommended: Regular honing keeps the edge keen and your cuts clean throughout the life of the tool.

Main Applications

• Removing good amounts of stock quickly while keeping control over the sweep of the cut.
• Roughing out forms and then refining them with detail using the same gouge.
• Hollowing and shaping where you need both width and depth in one tool.
• Stepping up from the Number 6 and Number 7 into fuller, deeper gouge work.
• Building a versatile carving kit with a straight gouge suited to timbers of all kinds.

Give your shaping and stock removal the width and depth it deserves. Add the Pfeil Number 8 Straight Gouge to your kit and carve with confidence from the very first cut.