• Welcome Ornamental Turning International members. CLICK HERE to go to the new OTI forum.

    To read the announcement, CLICK HERE.
  • Congratulations to Steve Nix for "Osage Orange Vase Recycled" being selected as Turning of the Week of December 5, 2022 (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Lou Jacobs winner of the November 2022 Turning Challenge (click here for details)
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

Buying Tools - upgrading from an introductory set

Bill Blasic

Bill Blasic

Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
1,014
Likes
716
Location
Erie, PA
I am solidly in the Thompson Lathe Tools camp as there is no better turning tool made, prices are more than fair and 10V steel is the best. My go to gouge has always been the 5/8 V. If you want to use carbide to go along with the Thompson tools there are none better than the Hunter carbides as they cut wood not scrape it. Both of these companies have a wide assortment of tools available and as stated are at the top in their fields.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top