Phil Irons Woodcut Turning Tools

Turning Tools

Importing turning tools to the UK is a bit like trying to sell sand to the Arabs but when they are as different as Woodcut's tools I think it's worth it.

The big difference with the gouges is the fact that they have replaceable tips and solid shafts.

The benefits are:

the tools are stiffer with almost no flexing especially with the smaller diameter gouges,
a higher grade Swedish high speed steel is used,
the length of the gouge stays the same,
the tips are triple tempered thus taking a very keen edge,
tips can be replaced for a third of the cost of an equivalent standard gouge,
they are available handled or un-handled,
un-handled tools are supplied with a ferrule,
they are sharpened and ready to use,
the flutes are finely ground and then polished by hand,
a round shaft is more comfortable in the hand than one with a flute,

They are available as shallow fluted spindle gouges and as deep fluted bowl gouges in sizes from 10mm through to 19mm.

10mm spindle gouge handled

10mm spindle gouge un-handled

13mm spindle gouge handled

13mm spindle gouge un-handled

19mm spindle gouge handled

19mm spindle gouge un-handled

10mm bowl gouge handled

10mm bowl gouge un-handled

13mm bowl gouge handled

13mm bowl gouge un-handled

16mm bowl gouge handled

16mm bowl gouge un-handled

19mm bowl gouge handled

19mm bowl gouge un-handled