Aussie P&N turning chisels " Any good"

[SawDustSniffer]

went down to the only Lathe shop in darwin a few days ago and bought a "25mm P&N gouge chisel " ,it was the only Gouge chisel over 13mm in the store

ive found P&N drill bits OK but prefure Sutton

anyone else tryed a P&N , and what other companys in Australia make good HSS turning tools
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orderd my Nova DVR + 3 bed extensions , out rigger , extea tool rest and a few chucks ,face plates and jaws , have to wait for a price and shipping time ,

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I prefer the steel used by P&N to that used by Sorby now, I also thnk that the final machining is better, especially the fluting of bowl gouges.

I'm not knocking Sorby, BTW, their old tools are truly excellent! I do feel that they've let their standards slip recently and sincerely hope they'll pick up their game. (Any PR blokes from Sorby reading this? Quit with the fancy "yuppy" tools and get with the program! Sorby used to stand for Quality, not Frippery! )

My favourite tools are Ashley Iles but I haven't found any good Aussie distributors of them. Yet. [fingers Xed]

[ss_11000]

i've found that p&n tools are great quality. i've got two ( bowl gouge and skew ) and i've used them at school.

i cant say how they compare to other high quality tools because p&n and sorby are the only tools i have used ( high end ). and i cant remember if any one of them was better than the other.

hamlet tools look good, they're in the ct catalogue. they should be good for their price lol.

hth cheers

[Cliff Rogers]

I haven't found anything to beat my Henry Taylor Superflute yet.

[TTIT]

I use a 3/8" and a 5/8' P&N bowl gouge that I picked up at an old turners garage sale at Springsure for $5 each. Just had to make some new handles for them and give 'em a bit of a wire brushing - good as any I suppose but I'm no expert [need a shrug smiley here!]

[Lumber Bunker]

P&N are truly great tools. That is why we order them in for customers; I use them, our woodturning tutor uses them. Just great. and P&N are owned by Sutton (i think). trying to keep it in the country )

[Cliff Rogers]

I....[need a shrug smiley here!]

It's down near the bottom. You can type it in by putting the word shrug between two colons... Like : shrug : without the spaces.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

It's down near the bottom. You can type it in by putting the word shrug between two colons... Like : shrug : without the spaces.

Woohoo! Time to change my [shrug] hotkey.

[Cliff Rogers]

.....trying to keep it in the country )

I try to keep it in the country too but...... shhhhh... I gave mine away to a beginner....

I had a P&N 3/8 bowl gouge & I never ever used it 'cos my Henry Taylor Superflute was just so much better than it.
I got a couple of the older Crown bowl gouges that were the same profile as the Superflute but even they aren't as good as the original.

[Cliff Rogers]

Woohoo! Time to change my [shrug] hotkey.

I was wondering when you would notice it 'cos you use the old a lot when you are posting.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

That comes from associating with SWMBO.

and would have to be the top two "looks" I get when she condescends to look in my general direction...

[Cliff Rogers]

That comes from associating with SWMBO.

and would have to be the top two "looks" I get when she condescends to look in my general direction...

Skew mate.... I have some more for you.....

You can try this first...
Or this ......
Or this....
Or this....

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Only behind my back...

[Wayne Blanch]

I have one the same as yours and I use it all the time. I like it and have had it for about three or four years. I have several other P&N chisels and they are all pretty good I reckon.

[DJ’s Timber]

You can't go wrong with the P&N chisels, they are a good quality no nonsense working tool. I find that my P&N's hold their edge better than the Sorbys as well