The ultimate choice for aspiring fruit carvers on a budget, the Deluxe Set and Art of Garnish book is everything that you need to become intimately familiar with the ancient and fascinating art of fruit and vegetable carving.
The Deluxe Carving Set and Art of Garnish book is a combination of eleven authentic Kom-Kom knives and a book of fresh and approachable fruit carving concepts written by one of Thailand's most skilled fruit carving aficionados. The knife set includes two types of seeding knife, two types of bird's beak knife, three lengths of paring knife, two types of decoration knife, a miracle peeler, and a miracle slicer. The book contains full-color photographed examples and all the information necessary for beginners to develop their carving skills whilst finding out which knives most aptly suit the various subtle procedures of traditional Thai carving. Suitable for both amateurs and professionals and containing a massive total of one hundred and twenty two different garnishes, this is perhaps the most exhaustive and comprehensibly indexed vegetable carving book ever written.

Traditional Thai fruit carvers often spend hours of concentration ensuring that their carving works are well carved and unblemished. During that time, it is important for carvers to have all of the tools they need; one mistake can render a carefully constructed piece unusable. With the eleven piece set you will always have the right knives at hand with which to refine your style as you begin to take advantage of the subtle differences between each knife. The exact length of each knife blade in the set is as follows:

- Wooden handled Seeding Knife (Kom-Kom #001A): 3"
- Plastic handled Seeding Knife (Kom-Kom #001B): 3"
- Plastic handled Bird's Beak Knife (Kom-Kom #002A): 2"
- Wooden handled Bird's Beak Knife (Kom-Kom #003): 2"
- Paring Knife (Kom-Kom #004): 4"
- Paring Knife (Kom-Kom #005): 5"
- Paring Knife (Kom-Kom #006): 6"
- Decoration Knife (Kom-Kom #011): 5.5"
- Decoration Knife (Kom-Kom #019): 5"
- Miracle Peeler (Kom-Kom #17): 1.75"
- Miracle Slicer (Kom-Kom #18): 1.75"
The extensive Art of Garnish book is also available individually.
Product Features
- Exclusively available from the Temple of Thai
- Everything you need to progress from absolute beginner to an intermediate carver
- Authentic Kom-Kom knives imported from Thailand
- Excellent value for money
- High-quality hardened stainless steel blades
The knives in the Deluxe Set are also available individually and in smaller sets such as Kom-Kom's Sets A, B, and C. It may be worth noting that in order to carve fruit and vegetables as illustrated in the Temple of Thai's fruit carving books you will require, at the very least, a seeding knife, a bird's beak knife, and a paring knife.
Kom-Kom knives are produced to an exceedingly high standard, boasting superior specifications to their cheaper selling variant, Kiwi. Known by reputation to be the very best knives that Thailand has to offer, Kom-Kom's designs are both attractive and practically suited for everyday use. Their stainless steel blades consist of a dense carbon alloy that is first heat treated and then carefully tempered to ensure long-lasting sharpness and unrivaled durability.
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This fruit carving tool set is also available without the book.