I'm looking at the Lee valley Taditional japanese Carving set, and scratching my head.
While I'm tempted to buy it, I've been find with my Sloyd knives.
Is there a major difference in the japanese approach to carving vs the western approach?
Per my understanding, there seems to be:
1. Scandanavian: use a Sloyd and bent knife
2. Continental European: Knives, rasps, and gouges
3. Japanese: weird looking knives and gouges
4. Chinese: lots of different fishtail gouges and chisels
5. Pacific NW: bent knife, adze, ax,
6. Power carving: micromotor, burs, pyrography.
Anything I'm missing?
I'm just bumbling along with my sloyds, so would appreciate insight into the differences.