Michihamono's strong wood carving gouge allows you to carve wide, shallow channels and grooves. Because of the metal hoop at the end of the handle, this heavy-duty tool is designed to be struck with a mallet. The handle is protected by this hoop from repeated mallet strikes, which prevents it from breaking and deforming. This tool's handle is constructed of sturdy and strong oak wood, and the blade is forged from white steel, which has excellent edge retention and can be easily re-sharpened, making it perfect for wood carving tools.This woodworking gouge has a 24mm broad cutting edge and can carve wider radius and more shallow grooves than a standard wood carving U gouge.This tool's shallow gouge produces 24mm wide hollows in your wood without the corners of the blade digging in and damaging the grain. Use this tool to swiftly remove extra wood from non-print regions of a relief carving or to create concave surfaces.Approximate Dimensions & Product Data:• Blade Material: White Steel No. 2• Blade Width: 24mm• Handle Material: Oak Wood• Full Length: 220mmPlease note: The blade edge is sharp, keep out of the reach of children. Store without the blade contacting any hard surface to avoid dulling the cutting edge.Photos with background grids are measured in millimetres, with each square representing one square millimetre.Kindly note, as these tools are hand crafted, there may be a slight variation in the angle of the blade relative to the handle and/or shank, this will vary from tool to tool. Please be assured this variation is normal and will not affect the quality or efficacy of this tool.