Hamono Honpo Power Grip carving knife, Alloy Steel & Iron Blade, 1.5MM Round, Wood Handle

Game changer for stamp carving. I was very close to assuming the hobby wasn't for me and bought this before giving up. I'm finally able to do small details and my stamp carving has significantly improved. The wood handles look nice and are comfortable to hold. The blade came sharp and carved even smoother after sharpening. Will buy more from this brand in the future.

Great carving tool. Comfortable to use and was sharp out of the box.

Very sharp! This has a wonderful handle on it- easy to hold and maneuver in tight spots. I think the quality is far beyond what I expected. I will be ordering more sizes of this tool.

Way sharper and more precise than any of the speedball ones I was using before. I can finally make quick cheap eraser stamps that still look decent.

I've been working with it for some years now and it still holds its cutting edge almost like new. It's easy to hold, comfortable and lightweight. I like it a lot.

Sharp and precise

Update: so, this works well on battleship grey lino and soft cut type carving blocks that have a hard, tight grain. I've been using it on pink rubber with only moderate success. It drags on the block and is generally not well suited for this material, in my opinion. Bought this to get really fine details and thin lines in my linocut designs. Works great! Love the protective cap. Handle is different from most of my others but I'll get used to it.

I’m a beginner. Got a linocut kit and needed something super tiny to continue my project. This is definitely super tiny!