Flexcut KN100 Beginner's Palm Set vs Flexcut KN600 Beginner Palm & Knife Set

Both sets are Flexcut beginner kits with ash handles and high carbon steel, but they contain different tools. The KN100 is four knives: cutting, detail, pelican and mini-pelican, aimed at carvers who want blade work. The KN600 mixes two knives with a #6 sweep gouge and a 70-degree V-tool, so it covers relief and chip carving where you need to channel and texture surfaces. Owners of Flexcut knives praise the edge holding and out-of-the-box sharpness; the trade-off is that neither set includes a strop, and the KN100 has no gouges at all.

• Choose the Flexcut KN100 if you want an all-knife set for whittling, caricatures and fine detail cuts.
• Choose the Flexcut KN600 if you want gouges and a V-tool for relief and chip carving alongside two knives.