Professional 10mm sweep #9 gouge with very deep U-shaped curve. Removes wood aggressively for rapid roughing out. Essential for clearing backgrounds, hollowing forms, and creating pronounced concave shapes.
The Schaaf Tools 10mm Sweep #9 Gouge features a very deep, almost U-shaped curve that removes wood more aggressively than any other gouge in your foundational toolkit. This deep sweep is your power tool for the early stages of carving when you need to remove significant material quickly and establish the basic forms of your design.
At 10mm (approximately 3/8") wide, this #9 gouge strikes an excellent balance — it’s narrow enough to work in moderately sized areas while being deep enough to scoop out substantial amounts of wood with each pass. Relief carvers use it extensively for clearing background areas, while sculpture carvers depend on it for roughing out deeply concave forms.
Crafted from alloy chromium-vanadium steel hardened to Rockwell C60, this gouge stands up to the demanding work of aggressive wood removal. The very deep sweep creates distinctive grooves that will later be smoothed by shallower gouges, but the #9 does the heavy lifting of establishing depth and dimension. The octagonal ash handle provides excellent leverage for the forceful cuts this tool makes.
Best For:
- Rapid background removal in relief carving
- Roughing out deep concave areas
- Creating pronounced grooves and channels
- Initial shaping of sculptural forms
- Removing large amounts of waste wood
- Establishing depth quickly
- Working on softer woods
- Projects requiring dramatic dimension
Tool Specifications:
- Sweep: #9 (Very deep / Nearly U-shaped curve)
- Width: 10mm (approximately 3/8")
- Steel: Alloy Chromium-Vanadium hardened to Rockwell C60
- Handle: Octagonal ash wood
- Edge: Out-cannel (external bevel)
- Style: Full-size professional tool designed for mallet use
- Build: Built for aggressive cutting
What's Included:
- 1× 10mm Sweep #9 Gouge
- Factory sharpened
- Roughing-out technique tutorials
- Sharpening guides for deep sweep tools
- Lifetime tool replacement guarantee
The #9 gouge is typically used in the early stages of carving, followed by progressively shallower sweeps to refine and smooth. While it leaves pronounced tool marks, these create interesting texture and shadow — or provide the surface that shallower gouges will smooth in later stages. It’s an essential tool for efficient carving workflow.
