Making a thumb guard for woodcarving

Is that racquet gauze?

A piece of leather will make one much quicker than all that tape.

A good carving knife will slice cleanly and quickly through thick leather. But not this wrap tape.

I don't see the liner you have inside the one you already made.. :(

Well done! Thanks! Made one and it's great!

Very helpful. Thank you.

I simply use a piece of “Mole Skin” easily cut and easily wrapped on my thumb. One three inch long by one inch wide piece works miracles. Pretty easy too.

If you want to try our thermal finger guards, would be happy to send you some and you could do a video!

where can I buy it?

It's a nice knife, where can I buy one like that!?

Gracias por la idea para proteger el dedo. Buena contribución a las medidas de seguridad que se deben emplear en un arte tan exigente con el manejo de objetos cortantes. Felicitaciones

Thank you! That was a very practical demonstration, and very inexpensive. I am just a beginning carver, and I really need this protection.

Ditto from peg’s comment

Ingenious.

A strip of leather as the base is good too, wrapped around with the green tape to hold it.

I've been woodcarving since i was 7 years old (21 years now). Never managed to cut my tumb, even tho i keep my knifes razor sharp.
So IF you need a thumbguard to protect your selfe from cutting yourselfe. Then you are werry likely doing somthing wrong.

Just cut the thumb off of an old or new leather work glove, wrap it with the cut resistant tape and you are ready to go.

Use cold porcelain - (pva glue and cornflour), mold your thumb, let dry, and wrap in preferred medium.