The Pfeil linocut tools are a delight to use, comfortable and easy, however they aren't really suitable for softcut lino, they are too sharp almost. They are fantastic on traditional lino though, they cut the details so smoothly. The large tools are great for clearing areas out too. They are available individually, however I bought the Colin Blanchard 5 piece set from Jackson's Art , and it has a great selection to start your collection. They truly are worth the money if you enjoy linocutting. Thanks for the video 👍
the "weird" blade from essdee set is actually supposed to be the used similarly to Japanese - basically, carving outlines that are stronger than those carved with gouges
Thanks for the demo. I’ve been playing around with small linocut projects. And so far have invested in two cheap sets. But both with only 5 blades, so there’s not enough fine line variety. But now I’m at the point where I want to experiment more. I think the Essdee set will be ideal for my creative endeavours. Plus I saw they also do a blade set which had the wings so that you limit the depth of the line. Which seems like a good add on. For some reason they weren’t available in my area from Amazon. So went online to a local art shop here in Portugal. Went to go and buy those two items. Ended up with 8 other related products in my basket 😅 … thanks for your review of this product. 😊
Bit late responding to this. I really like my little essdee set, the same as yours. However, I did buy 3 pfeil tools so I didn't have to keep swapping blades in and out of the essdee. The pfeil do feel nice in your hand but as a beginner, as you say, the essdee set is good! And yes, the pfeil are more expensive, but are meant to last.
The Pfeil linocut tools are a delight to use, comfortable and easy, however they aren't really suitable for softcut lino, they are too sharp almost. They are fantastic on traditional lino though, they cut the details so smoothly. The large tools are great for clearing areas out too. They are available individually, however I bought the Colin Blanchard 5 piece set from Jackson's Art , and it has a great selection to start your collection.
They truly are worth the money if you enjoy linocutting. Thanks for the video 👍
the "weird" blade from essdee set is actually supposed to be the used similarly to Japanese - basically, carving outlines that are stronger than those carved with gouges
Thanks for the demo. I’ve been playing around with small linocut projects. And so far have invested in two cheap sets. But both with only 5 blades, so there’s not enough fine line variety. But now I’m at the point where I want to experiment more. I think the Essdee set will be ideal for my creative endeavours. Plus I saw they also do a blade set which had the wings so that you limit the depth of the line. Which seems like a good add on. For some reason they weren’t available in my area from Amazon. So went online to a local art shop here in Portugal. Went to go and buy those two items. Ended up with 8 other related products in my basket 😅 … thanks for your review of this product. 😊
You’re welcome.. I think that’s the case most times I go to buy ‘one or two things’ in an art shop!! Thanks for watching and commenting
Bit late responding to this. I really like my little essdee set, the same as yours. However, I did buy 3 pfeil tools so I didn't have to keep swapping blades in and out of the essdee. The pfeil do feel nice in your hand but as a beginner, as you say, the essdee set is good! And yes, the pfeil are more expensive, but are meant to last.
I think that’s where I’m at too!
Interesting demo!
Thanks!
Hi Colin,
I have a set of Narex palm carvers, they are very similar to Pfiel but approx half the cost, excellent quality from the Czech Republic.
I noticed them, interesting that they are a good and more reasonable alternative to the pfeil
❤