Basswood - Premium Wood Carving Kit - Best Value Real American Wood Blocks - Preferred Soft Wood Blank Sizes Included in This Whittling Kit - Made in The USA

I'm new to wood carving, this is only the second lot of wood I've bought. The first was from a random Chinese buyer. I wondered why I was finding carving so much harder than the people in the videos I was trying to copy. The answer was the wood. I'm not even sure the first stuff I bought was Basswood, it was so hard. This wood however was exactly what I hoped for- so much easier to get the results I want. I've had an Amazon account for a while and never written a review before but I thought this might help any newbie carvers like myself when deciding what wood to buy, because it really does make a huge difference. Some reviewers are complaining about how big the blocks are, but the sizes are clearly listed in the product description. Will be buying again.

Smaller than I thought

Good selection of wood although pricey for what you get

The quality of the wood is good but the quantity is not.For scale I’ve uploaded a photo against my Swiss Army knife.The size makes it difficult to hold and, well, it’s just not value for money.

I have never whittled before IN MY LIFE. the wood is as soft as it can be and the size fits well in your hand- it enables you to train some good techniques safely. Would and already have recommended. I have also bought another lot!

Very good product, although I messed up my knife technique and ended up in A&E with a pretty nasty cut! Not at all the fault of the wood, but buyers beware, whittling can cause injuries if you’re as careless as I was! Definitely recommend it though. Will be continuing once my bandage is off! :D

I ordered these thinking they would be good for whittling. How wrong I was, the wood splintered very easily creating an uneven effect no matter which knife was used. Very unimpressed

Fantastic little starter kit,found the product really easy to carve will buy again thanks again