If you have been bitten by the woodturning bug, you will know the world of crafting opportunities available to you once you have a lathe and a set of turning tools. Before you know it, you will be turning out beautiful platters, bowls, spindles and table legs.
But good quality turning chisels aren’t cheap tools. If you are just starting out and you’re on a budget here is a list of the core chisels you will use.
Chisels are classified and named by the basic operation they perform.
Parting Tool
A diamond-shaped tool used for notching and grooving a project. The cutting tool is also used for removing or parting off the project when it’s finished.Roughing Gouge
With a deep U shaped gouge that has a 45 degree outside bevel, its ideal for rapidly removing waste such as turning a square block into a round piece.Domed Scraper
Use the curved profile and flat end to finish off the insides of bowls and goblets.Skew Chisel
The angled V-section blade is for smoothing and shaping. It’s a versatile tool that will be well used in your kit.Spindle Gouge
With a shallower bevel than a roughing gouge, the rounded end of the spindle gouge is used to turn beads and other profiles.Square-end Chisel
This chisel is for finishing off with an extremely smooth surface on cylindrical and conical surfaces.Individual Chisels or Kits
It’s up to you whether you want to buy your chisels separately or as a kit. When you are starting out a kit makes it easy particularly if you aren’t sure of the most useful sizes of each woodturning tool. You don’t want to buy your tools and then find out they are a miniature size or too big for what you need.You can buy toolkits with one of each of the most versatile tools. But if you know that you will be spending most of your time on one particular type of woodturning, you may want to invest in a set of the same tools in different sizes.
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