New Mini Turning Chisels

[dai sensei]

Playing with tiny finials has been pushing the limits of my detail gouge and skew, and the ones made from concrete nails were a pain to keep sharp. So at the WWW show last weekend in Brisbane I picked up some mini HSS steel chisel blanks for $20.

I made the handles from my dwindling Rose Sheoak supply and used some brass tube for the ferrules. Now I have 3/16 and 5/16 detail gouges with fingernail grinds and a 3/16 skew .

[Mrs Woodpecker]

Very nice indeed. Great to meet a few more people this year at the show. I was a tad disappointed with the displays though. Am I wrong or were there quite a few blank spaces? I was on GP's site a couple of days ago, and he said he was unable to go, but will be at the "New Bris Wood Show" in Nov. Does anyone know anything about this?
Cheers,
Shirley

[Pat]

Neil, did you get them from McJing? The Rose Sheoak is spectacular! How do they handle?

[Sawdust Maker]

Very nice lookin tools
those handles are lovely

[dai sensei]

Neil, did you get them from McJing?

Yep

Neil, did you get them from McJing? The Rose Sheoak is spectacular! How do they handle?

I haven't used them yet, but here is how they fit in the hand

[Ed Reiss]

...way too pretty to use !!!!

Nice work

[pitbull]

Great looking handles Neil, the rose sheoak is beautiful.

[STAR]

They look good Neil. I also have purchased some Mini Turning Tools, unbeknown to you.

I thought I might be able to get one up on you, but that apparently is impossible.

Mine arrive today via my daughter who has been in L.A. I purchased the U.S.made Pinnacle HSS five Mini Turning Tools Set from Woodcraft. They had a 50% sale so I included them in my order.

One thing I did notice about the prices is that anything made in China is apparently a lot cheaper here than what it is in America. Items made in Europe, depend on the item, low value articles about the same here, but higher the price, the greater the advantage of purchasing in America.

It may be because they have a lower mark up, and after overheads are worked into a price, the sell price is reduced dramatically. Here in Australia the bean counters seem to just add a fixed percentage across the board which may explain why high end items or items bought in sets not singularly are a lot dearer here regardless if they are made in China, US, Europe or elsewhere.

Peter

[ElizaLeahy]

$20!!! Now I'm even more annoyed that I couldn't go! I've been wanting miniature tools since I first bought my mini lathe!

~jealous~

Those handles are pretty.

[Pops]

Hi Neil,

What they said. The rose sheoak is beautiful indeed and a great shape.

What finish did you do on the handles by the way?

Cheers
Pops

[Rum Pig]

Nice tools

And yep there on my shopping list also

[Cliff Rogers]

[marter1229]

I will send you my address so you can send them to me!

Terry