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**NeilS** · 9th May 2010, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Wongdai

I am thinking that for the $106 for Gary Pye's set, I would be battling to buy the four chisels separately?

Yes, your right. So, start with these two:

P&N Spindle Gouge 10mm Unhandled - Price: $43.85
and, as has suggested, also use this for roughing down your spindle gouges for now. You can buy a roughing gouge another time.

plus

P&N Skew Chisel 18x6mm Unhandled - Price: $73.25

Then make your own parting tool from some blade steel (HSS or good CS). Some suggestions on how to go about that here.

Now the start up $s are about the same to begin with and you have at least two good tools that you are going to keep using while ever you are turning.

Unless you are going to be doing bowl/faceplate work right away, you can also leave the bowl gouge for now... as that's the one you are going to have to pay some serious $s for to get the quality. Secondhand is a good option for bowl gouges... as the average turner is not going to wear theirs out before they drop out/off.

And, if you buy the above and it doesn't work out for you, please let me have first option on buying the above P&Ns from you. However, I'm not vaguely interested in the GP set.....

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**Sawdust Maker** · 10th May 2010, 11:09 AM

Happy new lathe

Have a look at the Vermec site for unhandled P&N - they were the cheapest a couple of years ago. Vermec site here

also here is a link to Thompson tools - he has an article on turning handles which isn't bad - check out the tool prices and you'll decide that the P&N are fairly cheap

get a bit of copper or brass pipe for the ferrule

**stuffy** · 10th May 2010, 02:00 PM

These sets are similar to if not the same as the GPW set and would make a good starter set.

timbecon 6-piece-chisel-set

carbatec-6-piece-turning-chisel-set

Scrapers, parting tools and skew chisels can be made fairly easily from old chisels or H.S.S. blanks. A thin parting tool made from a H.S.S. hacksaw blade is very useful. Old planer blades are good for small tools. An Oland type tool can be made economically. As a beginner you may be better off getting some experience using commercially made tools before making your own so that you understand the possible limitations of your own designs.

My favourite P&N tool is a 12mm detail gouge because it's so versatile. It's great for beads and coves on spindles, all sorts of detail on bowls and faceplate work and it's strong enough for end grain hollowing too.

Congrats on the lathe

best wishes

Steve

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