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Sloyd Carving Knives — Primary Tool
№40060
Hyde Tools 40060 2-5/8" Sloyd Wood Knife
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MODEL 40060 · SKU H-40060
· UPC 079423400605
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Documented for Equip a Carving Class — The Complete Step-by-Step Guide.
Official feature
Extra-sharp high-carbon steel knife for woodcarving and general purpose cutting. Hardwood handles
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✕DO NOT FORCE THE FIT
- Not a hollowing tool — the spoon bowl's inside belongs to a hook knife this store doesn't carry, and no straight blade can be steered concave.
- Not a struck tool: its hardwood handle and pointed blade are destroyed by hammering — the 40210 hacking knife is the line's only member built to be hit, and it is one peg over.
- Not a bench knife for flexible sheet — leather, rubber, gasket stock draw-cut against a bench want the square-point patterns (industrial-knives line), whose blunt ends won't stab what's beneath; a pointed carving blade is the wrong safety geometry there.
- Not a pry, a chisel, or a screwdriver.
- And not a consumable: the whole philosophy of this knife is the opposite of the utility knife's — see section 5.
Jobs this tool does
EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №40060
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Equip a Carving ClassOPEN JOB GUIDE →
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Maintain Carbon-Steel Trade Knife EdgesOPEN JOB GUIDE →
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Rough Out Green-Wood BlanksOPEN JOB GUIDE →
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Sharpen and Strop a Carving KnifeOPEN JOB GUIDE →
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How the pros run it
01
Steer with pressure, not angle
A stiff blade goes where pressure sends it; rock the wrist, don't twist the blade. Small bites win. The 40060's whole design argument is that many controlled cuts beat few forced ones; when you catch yourself forcing, the blank is too big or the edge is too dull. Choke up for detail: index finger along the spine, thumb on the work. Both hands have jobs: the knife hand cuts; the wood hand positions, braces, and — in thumb-push and lever grips — powers. Stop cutting when tired. Follow-through injuries and fatigue are the same statistic.
Asked at the counter
BUYER QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THE CART, NOT AFTER THE RETURN
40060 or 40160?
Control vs stroke. Small blanks, detail, students, smaller hands: this knife. Roughing and long slicing cuts on bigger work: the 40160. Length is the only documented difference between them — refuse any listing that sells you a third.
Is it sharp out of the box?
It ships with a working factory edge; the honest expectation for the pattern is that a carver refines it on stone and strop before serious work and then keeps it keen by stropping (expectation set from one independent report, flagged above).
Can it hollow the spoon bowl?
No — no straight knife can. Bowl interiors want a hook (spoon) knife, which this store does not sell. Sloyd plus hook is the complete spoon kit.
What are the blade width and thickness?
Not published anywhere in Hyde's record — this store prints what Hyde prints, and Hyde prints the length.
Will it rust?
It's high-carbon steel — that's why it takes a carving edge, and why it will spot if put away wet. Wipe dry after green-wood sessions, oil for storage.
Is it a good first knife for a kid?
It is the direct descendant of the knife designed for exactly that job, at the size designed for exactly those hands — with an adult running the safety envelope in 2a, which is not optional.
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Crew & facility ordering
Model & SKUModel 40060 · SKU H-40060 · UPC 079423400605
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Specs & documentation
Full spec sheet
- catalog product name
- 2-5/8" Sloyd Wood Knife — OFFICIAL EXACT MODEL
- official family claim
- Extra-sharp high-carbon steel knife for woodcarving and general purpose cutting. Hardwood handles. — OFFICIAL FAMILY CLAIM APPLICABLE TO EXACT LISTED MODEL
- official product name
- Sloyd Wood Carving Knives — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT
- official variant identity
- 40060 — 2-5/8" — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT
$25.26SKU H-40060