Xyloglyphy, Wood Carving

• Sweep: The curvature of the cutting edge of a carving gouge. A lower number (like #3) indicates a shallow, flat sweep while a high number (like #9) is used for a deeply curved gouge.
• Veiner: A small deep gouge with a U shaped cutting edge. Usually #11 sweep.
• Fluter: A larger #11 sweep gouge with a U shaped cutting edge.
• Sloyd knife: A whittling knife having a strong, blade slightly shorter than the handle (around 5 inches), suitable for marking or carving.