Woodturning chisels?
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Hello,
I am looking for a beginner’s set of woodturning chisels that is reasonably priced but of good quality.
Any recommendations?
Florian
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
Florian,
Woodcraft has a good set.
Thanks Rodney. I will have a look at them!
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
Well, I guess they are too expensive for me at the moment. 250 for the beginner is quite a number. I am also a friend of “if you buy cheap – you buy twice” but obviously turning chisels are a lot more expensive than woodworking chisels.
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
Axminster have a lot of woodturning chisels. http://www.axminster.co.uk/woodturning-gouges-dept828027_pg1/. There still expensive though. Maybe you would be best to buy a chisel at a time. There’s loads second hand on Ebay. This set has some awesome handles http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SET-6-VINTAGE-MARPLES-WOODTURNING-CHISELS-SHEFFIELD-ENGLAND-CARPENTRY-NR-/350711908150?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D5678721662174069447%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D170990764867%26
Lincolnshire, England
www.joesleightwoodworker.co.uk
There Sheffield steel to
Lincolnshire, England
www.joesleightwoodworker.co.uk
I recently bought 2doz woodturning tools at an estate sale for $10. They were well sharpened and cared for. The owner had died or I’m sure he’d still have been using them. Auctions and estate sales are good starting places for your best value.
If you are looking for cheap then take a look at harborfreight.
http://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-high-speed-steel-turning-set-35444.html
and don’t forget to add the 20% off coupon.
Online: Use Harbor Freight Coupon Code 51637713 [Exp. 04/28] or 11816228[Exp. 05/13]
Dallas, Texas
Thanks guys and thanks for the code, Johan!
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
Florian, My apology, I miss read what you were looking into. I was thinking their chisel set, not wood turning chisels.
No worries, Rodney 😉
Joe, thanks! I just checked the axminster site and they actually have two offers I think about. One is a budget set for £70 and one is from crown for £130.
I don’t know what the shipping is to Germany but over here the best budget set I found was around 150 made in Taiwan. I spoke to the vendor who is a woodworker too and he said that the quality is good but if I can get a crown set for the same price I will probably go for that if the shipping is not too high from axminster to here.
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
And question to an woodturning-ignorant-person…. that’s me!
To a “home made lathe-man powered”, making a few dowels, and chair legs…
What king of chisels shud i look for?
Are the “Faithfull” woodturning chisels worth the money?Enjoy the learning path...!!
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Hey Antonio,
if you are using a spring pole lathe or any other low-speed lathe, you can get along with common carbon steel tools and there is no need for expensive high speed steel that’s hard to sharpen.
If you got a carving gouge like the one Paul uses for spooncarving you can use it and also regular bevel edged chisels.
What you might want to get in addition is a skew chisel.I haven’t got them, but only heard the best of the Ashley Iles carbon steel pole lathe turning tools.
Sorry for not answering your question about the Faithful chisels, I don’t know them.
I enjoy working wood in Germany.
Florian Eisele,
Thank you your first paragraph was very satisfactory for me.Enjoy the learning path...!!
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I bought the cheap set at a local tool store. Set of 8 for 50 bucks. They don’t hold an edge as long but they work just fine for a beginer. I make pens and have had no problems with the cheap set.
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