This safety hand guard is an essential safety measure for beginner cutters and in classroom environments - and can be helpful for professional cutters working with long, deep cuts where the natural instinct is to drive a cutting gouge towards the restraining hand holding the piece of work. This hand guard protects against the driving momentum of the cutting hand.

The guard is held either at the corner of the block or on top of the carving material close to the area to be cut. Any slippage is caught in the upright walls of the guard protecting the user from harm.