Gouges are forged in various sweeps to remove greater or lesser amounts of wood. For example, roughing out the background for a large relief panel would require a tool such as a 9 sweep. The ridges and hollows formed by this tool would then be leveled with a 2 or 3 sweep gouge. pfeil carving tools and sets are Swiss made. Swiss made implies reliability and precision. pfeil is undoubtedly the finest carving tool on the market, second-to-none in terms of manufacturing quality and durability.

• Electronically hardened alloy chrome-vanadium steel blade
• European hardwood octagonal square tang handle
• 10mm #4 sweep gouge
• Swiss made
• Finely ground and polished