Carving Tools

Ashley Iles and his son Ray were trained in the individual trades of toolmaking (forging, grinding, handle making, etc.) by the little mesters of Sheffield in the 1950's, secrets that had been jealously guarded for generations were freely passed on to prevent them from being lost forever.

The family and the business moved to Lincolnshire where the family have perpetuated toolmaking in the old tradition ever since. The grinding is all done freehand on enormous water cooled wheels, no jigs or fixtures, just decades of skill and experience.

Ashley Iles are the only remaining British edge tool manufacturer to produce the entire Sheffield List of woodcarving chisels - we carry a selection available off the peg but if you want anything not listed here just give us a call.