Auriou Wood Carving Tools

Auriou toolworks at forge de saint juery auriou has a deserved reputation for making fine hand tools for the precise shaping of wood stone plaster.

Auriou wood carving tools.

Auriou woodcarving tools have been among my favourites since i began carving. The point of hand cutting these tools is that a skilled raspmaker and it takes auriou three years to train theirs will cut teeth that are very regular but always spaced a little off with each tooth cutting a slightly different path than its predecessor. 14mm and a 3 8in. Auriou s origins date back to 1856 but was interupted by closure in 2007.

Our supply of auriou tools which are the best of their kind fluctuates. They are often out of stock sometimes for extended periods and we do not have reliable delivery information. A short video in which i introduce and endorse the new auriou carving tools from forge saint jeury which i helped to re design. 3 6 9 x 1 4in.

We started with 7 tools in the first sets off the forge and which you see here. Auriou rasps and riffler rasps have been hand made in france since 1856. Auriou rifflers 8 inch. They also make other rifflers rasps adzes and drawknives for working on wood.

Auriou has a deserved reputation for making fine hand tools for the precise shaping of wood stone plaster. Auriou chris pye individual carving tools. 4th generation rasp maker michel auriou is the hands on manager of our forge. This creates a very resilient grain structure in the metal which when hardened to rockwell 58c underpins their great edge holding properties.

Auriou s origins date back to 1856 but was interupted by closure in 2007. We are pleased to offer a basic kit of seven carving tools made by forge de saint juery auriou to the specifications designed for a beginner set by chris pye. We will put them on the website as they are available and if you do not see what you are looking for please check back again. Uniquely their blades are forged by beating out a blank of steel to length before hammering the cross section profile.

2 hand tool enthusiasts re started auriou in 2008 with the new name of forge de saint juery. Amazon s choice for auriou wood carving tools schaaf full size wood carving tools set of 12 with canvas case gouges and chisels for beginners hobbyists and professionals 4 5 out of 5 stars 501. The set consists of. Auriou produce master carver chris pye s carving tool range include 38 carving tools plus 2 rifflers.

3 x 8mm 5 16in 3 x 14mm 1 2in. Auriou carving tools auriou toolworks is based at forge de saint juery near albi in southwest france. Kbagby email marketing. Auriou tools are handmade by a team of less than a dozen people at forge de saint juery in france.