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O ne of the reasons I think many people don’t get into turning is the cost of a lathe and tools. Well, page 16 provides plans for a low-cost mini-lathe. And when it comes right down to it, there’s really only a handful of turning tools you need to cover most turning tasks. And that’s the seven-piece set you see above. The Starter Set – The set shown features turning tools that will handle most spindle work. So whether you’re turning something as small as a pen or as large as a table leg, you 26 ShopNotes No. 73 can be sure to handle it with nothing more than a roughing gouge (1"), a spindle gouge ( 1 / 2"), a skew chisel (1"), and a diamond parting tool ( 1 / 8"). For more on these tools, check out the opposite page. If your interest leans to turning small bowls, you’ll want to add a bowl gouge ( 1 / 2") along with square- end (1") and round-nose scrapers ( 1 / 2"). You can read more about them on the opposite page also. Price & Availability – There are a large number of suppliers of turning tools. And if you turn to page 35, you’ll find a list in the margin. Just be sure to check out the price on sets of turning tools. They often contain most of the tools you’ll need at a less expensive price. And if the set is missing one or two, it’s a simple matter to just buy those separately. The basic, heavy-duty set I pur- chased ($150) contained all the tools shown above except the bowl gouge ($50). Or if all your turning will be small-scale, you can buy a “minia- ture” set for around $80. 7 7 Must-Have Turning Tools
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n A spindle gouge (see margin and drawing below) isthe multi-purpose tool of turning. With it, there isn’t much you can’t do. I’ve used a spindle gouge to roughout a square blank and then shape it into a graceful tableleg refined with delicate beads and coves.
n One of the first tools I reach for when turning a
spindle is a roughing gouge. As you can see, a roughinggouge is designed to be quite stout. This way, you cantake some hefty cuts that will make quick work of “roughing” a workpiece into a cylinder (see below).
n When it comes toturning a bowl, a bowlgouge is the tool of
choice. While it lookssimilar to a spindlegouge, it actually has a thicker, beefier body anda deeper, U-shaped flute.
This design helps toquickly remove the largeamount of waste neces-sary to create a bowl, yet produces a smoothchatter-free cut.
Roughing Gouge —————————
Spindle Gouge ——————————
Bowl Gouge ————————————
SpindleGouge
RoughingGouge
SkewChisel
DiamondParting Tool
BowlGouge
Round-noScraper
Square-enScraper
No. 73 ShopNotes 27
n A skew chisel, like the oval-shaped model in themargin, is the smoothing plane of turning. Like a handplane, it leaves behind a velvety-smooth surface that’sready to be finished — whether you’re turning a cylinder, a graceful taper, or a set of beads.
n To set off parts of a turning or remove it from the
lathe, I use a diamond-shaped parting tool. The shapeprovides better clearance and less friction when cuttingdeep into a workpiece. Plus, a parting tool makes quickwork of cutting tenons on the ends of workpieces.
n Finally, you can add a round-nose scraper and a square-end scraper to
complete your set of tools (see margin).
I know, scrapingdoesn’t sound like fineturning. But in many cases, the tiny burr that’sformed at the end of thescraper when it’s sharp-ened is often the only way to make a tear-out- freecut in a workpiece.
Diamond Parting Tool —————
Scrapers ———————————————
Skew Chisel ————————————
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