Well, I finally got around to making a page dedicated to some of the sweet comments I have received over the years. There are more, both older and newer, but these are a few I had set aside in a folder. I need to ask Gregg if he has any really old ones saved. Names have been removed. Thanks for all the kind words! Happy carving, and watch your runout!

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Notes from customers:

  • This last summer I purchased a Baby gutter iron from you and made a haft of Maple to the pattern in your literature. I am a recent newcomer to carving and at the moment I am mostly carving spoons and bowls as my wife seems to have a vast array of friends and family who need one or the other or both. I just wanted to tell you what an amazing tool this has turned out to be. I do some small blacksmithing and I made two adzes which stay in the bag now that I have yours. As you know one can remove large amounts of wood quite quickly and accurately but what I am most impressed with is, sitting in a chair in front of a block of wood, the ability to rest my forearm on my knee and using only wrist action refine a shape such as the profile of a spoon bowl. The heft, shape, and sharpness of the blade combined with the perfect angle to the handle make this such a versatile tool. It is beautiful besides. Thank you. 10/19

  • Thanks, and yes I received my order and am enjoying using them already.  I'm really enjoying your knife.  It is a piece of art and gives me a tool unlike any I have. 

  • Hi Charlie, Update on the tools we received last year. They are fantastic. The Best carving tools my partner or I have seen. The handles for the crook knives are divine and reduce hand fatigue when used for hours on end, very impressive. I almost wish I had bought more knowing how much it is to get them past our customs!!!

  • Thank you for your time and once again your tools are sublime. All the Best from England

  • Dear Kestrel! I got a knife as a gift 20 or 25 yrs ago?  Has it been that long.  Haven't looked at your website in years and I thought maybe everything disappeared or you died!   I use only one knife and carved after visiting Tommy Joseph in Sitka yrs ago.    I'm so glad  you found someone to keep your shop going.  I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done over the years.  Thank you thank you thank you! You have no idea how much you have touch 1000s or more people or more over the years with your tools and web site.  I'd love to visit your shop some time if I ever get your way. Please keep it all up.  Craft makes the world go round!!!! 9/15

  • The knife came today and it is a thing of beauty.   Thank you 8/2015

  • Thanks. If I could do over, I would skip buying most of my other knives and just bought Kestrels!  Money wasted.  7/2015

  • Hi. My adze iron eventually arrived in the UK. Just had to tell you what an amazing tool it is. I made the haft myself and I haven't been able to put it down. I use it everyday. It's different to what I'm used to but it works exceptional well. I wish I had discovered kestrel tool years ago. Kind regards. 7/2015

  • Hello, I wanted to express a huge and hearty thank you for producing such superior carving tools! I am unsure how I came about a couple of your knives (about twenty years ago!) but they have been a complete dream to work with and they cut through wood like butter. 4/29/15

  • Hi Charlie , I just received my shipment today and WOW is all I can say. Love the quality and the workmanship really shows in the tools. I am very impressed and will definitely be ordering more tools as well as recommending Kestrel tool to everyone.  Thanks a lot  5/8/15

  • Hello Gentlemen, I thought that I should thank you after all of these years of using my beautiful crooked knife. It is has a working spirit and I will always be fascinated with what one can do with it. Thank you..! 6/2015

  • Charlie, My knife arrived today and I needed to write to you to tell you how grateful I am. The knife is perfect, I will treasure it. The product is flawless and your customer service is amazing. Thank you so much. There is no doubt in my mind that I will be a lifetime customer.  I only wish there were more craftsman like you in this world.  2/12/16

  • I have just begun carving nwc art in the past year.  I learned using your carving knives and I must say they are second to none.  Thank you, your knives have brought me back to my culture and they brought out a skill I never knew I had.  They will help me pass the remaining time I have here.  Thank you and god bless. 4/18