Review on 🪵 CNBTR Carbon Wood Carving for Professional Woodworkers by Arturo Reyes

My kit says it was made in China but the writing on the box appears to be in Russian. However, four notches of this size at this price and quality isn't necessarily a bad deal. They are roughly cut and require a lot of work to get into a usable shape. If you don't have the skills, tools, and experience to literally finish processing them, then don't bother. The inside of the kerfs is terribly rough and requires power tools to get the mirror-smooth finish that the cutter needs. I used a hardwood stick of various sizes coated with wet or dry 400 grit sandpaper and spun at full speed on my wood lathe to sand down the rough machine marks from each nick. Each tool took at least 15 minutes to prepare the interior for handwork and final straightening. I used a 1" belt sander with a 400 belt to smooth the sides, back and bevel down to a good starting point for further handwork. The steel seems to be of good quality. If you're willing to go with them working they appear to be high quality tools with solid wood handles. I'll check again in a few weeks when I know how well the edge holds and at what angle. I mostly carve oak and walnut. Update: I have sharpened them to a back angle of about 20 degrees, initially I think they're closer to 30. Anyway, I'm very pleased with how well they hold the edge after the last few days of carving in red oak, sometimes with a hammer. They hold their edge pretty well so after all that initial grinding, forming, grinding, polishing and straightening they're pretty darn good in my book.Decent steel and solidly made but poor from the factory processed. If you know how to sharpen, I recommend these as a great value chisel set.