Thread: Chisel brands

You can't go wrong with P&N!! They are, IMHO< the best value tools on the market. Not advertised heavily
, but those who use them always sing their praises.

I like the Henry Taylor tools, the bowl gouge in particular.

HAmlet also make fine tools and I have a number of them.

Yep I agree P&N most of my turning chisels are P&N, however they are becoming harder and harder to find in SA, every time you want one one you have to wait two weeks for it. I was at Woodfast the other day for a different purchase and decided to give their chisels a go, I purchased 1/2"spindle gouge I have only used it on one small job it seems to be very good value for money. Came with a handle and steel is polished, all it need was a few strokes with a stone and it was ready to go, P&N may have to make their chisels more available if they want to stay in the market.

thanks for the update its nice to know i made the right desision then

P&N are slack about polishing the milling marks out of their gouge flutes so this is the first job to do if you want the cleanest cut.

My tools are a mixed bag. I have a P&N scraper and it is very good. Hamlet are also good. I have 4 skews and a parting tool marked Yellow Edge ESS that came with my first lathe and they work ok or as good as my skew skills allow. I use the small parting tool a lot. I have 2 hollowers made by Bruce Leadbetter, A set of 6 cheep Chinese tools I got when starting out and still find uses for, 2 home made scrapers and a couple from Mcjing.
I buy a good tool every now and then but so far I have kept the cheep one it was meant to replace.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by China

P&N may have to make their chisels more available if they want to stay in the market.

https://carrolls.sitesuite.net.au/shop/category/7729
Trend Timbers » P&N Woodturning Tools
Browse - The Wood Works Book &amp; Tool Co.
http://jpmark.com.au/cutting-tools-a...44984-1255.pdf

Originally Posted by rsser

P&N are slack about polishing the milling marks out of their gouge flutes so this is the first job to do if you want the cleanest cut.

If you don't have a suitably sized slipstone or honing wheel, some abrasive wrapped around some suitably sized doweling will do the job.

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Originally Posted by NeilS

If you don't have a suitably sized slipstone or honing wheel, some abrasive wrapped around some suitably sized doweling will do the job. .....

Yes, start at 80g!

Here's another option. Will measure the rod if there's any interest. They're alox from memory.

I've tried waterstone slipstones; they're pretty soft and lose shape fairly fast.

Vermec sell the P&N unhandled and are happy to post
link here

This chap makes nice tools, unfortunately not cheap and in another country

Me I've mainly got the P&N, have some Sorby which I got unhandled but MIK doesn't trade anymore. Also have a couple of the Thompson which I managed to sneak in past the Guardian of the Exchequer during a forum group purchase. I got a couple of generics from toolco to grind into odd shapes - I'll have to rehandle them at some stage as I dislike the handles

Pops Shed also carry P & N Tools

Hare & Forbes sell P&N

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

This chap makes nice tools, unfortunately not cheap and in another country

Doug's tools are widely regarded here as the best available, and are good value per $ in the U.S., but probably would be a bit pricey by the time they arrive there.

We did a forum bulk buy a while ago Richard. $2000 worth. Doug very kindly covered the shipping and an anonymous US forum benefactor even more kindly chipped in $5 per tool to help with the exchange rate difference.

Great tools for our hard or abrasive timbers.

Thought I remembered that bulk buy but forgot that it was for Doug's tools.

It's 11:54 pm Sunday here, now. What time is it there?

Monday 3:07 pm.

Edit: May 17

As for value, yes, over your way I would've thought they'd be a steal!

I never did a local comparo since I wasn't, and am not, aware of any equiv. tools with 10% Vanadium in the alloy.