Source for good sloyd knife?

[Doug Shaker]

I wanted to get a sloyd knife for a luthier friend of mine and have forgotten

where I got mine.  

Does anyone have a sloyd knife that they really like? And can you tell me 

where you got it?

-Doug Shaker'

[Paul McEvoy]

I think this is the one I have...it's sort of the generic "good one" if I remember correctly.

https://morakniv.se/en/product/woodcarving-106-lc-natural/

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207-699-9526

[Stephen Vanwieren]

Lee valley sells Mora carbon steel sloyd knives

Steve

On Aug 6, 2025, at 3:39 PM, Doug Shaker <doug....@gmail.com> wrote:



[Dick Fulco]

I like this brand:

https://beavercrafttools.com/collections/wood-carving-knives

Wood Carving Knives – BeaverCraft Tools

Met vriendelijke groet, Dick

Op do 7 aug 2025 om 00:43 schreef Stephen Vanwieren <nsva...@shaw.ca>

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[David]

I really like the Morakniv 120 (shorter blade than the 106) and use it all the time. I also have a few sizes of violin knives (some Hock, some Japanese) that get used a lot for cleaning up edges. Once you've spoiled yourself with a sharp knife, you'll keep the knife (and the hone or strop) within arm's reach all of the time.

-David

[Deanna Ruiz]

Jason Lonon makes a fantastic sloyd knife. He’s a full time toolmaker based in the US.

Cheers,

Deanna

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[Doug Shaker]

Thanks for all the suggestions. The sloyd knife that I have now is a

Hutsuls sloyd knife, which I like a lot.

    https://hutsuls.com/products/hutsuls-wood-whittling-knife-for-beginners

but I fascinated by Jason Lonon's tool catalog and have ordered one from him

as well:

    https://www.jasonalonontoolmaker.com/shop/p/new-sloyd-knife

The Jason Lonon sloyd knives are currently in stock - something that does not

happen very often.  If you are interested, I suggest looking and ordering soon.

I find sloyd knives generally useful, but they are REALLY useful when I'm carving

a neck.

Thanks, everyone!

-Doug Shaker

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[Ray Cutler]

Doug, can you tell me which of Jason's sloyd knives you prefer.  3" blade?  Thanks

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[Doug Shaker]

Well, I haven’t tried one yet, but I ordered a 3” blade, mostly because when I’m carving a heel, I slide the knife as well as push it and a longer blade helps with that. 

Doug Shaker

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[Ray Cutler]

Thanks for the heads up Doug.  I managed to get one of the last three available 

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[Paul McEvoy]

Just saying, not trying to stop anyone from buying nice stuff, but Sloyd knives are really basic tools made for folk art...I think the cheap ones are really good

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[Doug Shaker]

Well, yes, I agree, a sloyd knife is a basic tool made for folk art, but so are a lot of my tools.  And, for some reason,

they come really sharp and I find them really easy to keep sharp by frequent stropping.  Yep, really

basic and the cheap ones ARE really good.  

-Doug Shaker

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