Best Sale Lee Valley Easy Wood Unhandled Full-Size Tools

With the same shanks and innovative tip design as Easy Wood’s full-size turning tools, these unhandled tools are available for those who want to create their own handles, whether for a custom fit or simply as a practical and interesting spindle-turning project.

Easy to master, the completed tools yield remarkably smooth forms that require minimal sanding. Unlike regular turning tools, which require a complex sweeping motion to maintain a smooth cut, they are designed to work by simply advancing or retracting the tip as you move them across the tool rest. Each has a tip made of durable carbide, so it retains a sharp edge through long use.

The screw-mounted tips can be loosened and rotated to expose a fresh edge once they eventually show signs of wear, and all can be easily removed for replacement.

Each measures 11″ overall, including a 2 1/2″ tang. Ferrule not included.

Primarily used to remove large amounts of material, the roughing tool is also capable of finishing cuts on outside curves. It comes fitted with a 9/16″ cutter, with edges curved to a 4″ radius. Three optional 9/16″ tips are available separately: a cutter with 2″ radius edges for forms under 8″ in diameter, a straight cutter for square shoulder cuts, and a square cutter with negative-rake edges for smooth cuts when turning denser hardwoods, resin and other materials prone to chatter.

The finisher has a round tip (5/8″ diameter) for shaping and smoothing inside vessels or cutting coves on spindles.

Used in place of a small gouge, the detailer has a 1 1/16″ × 3/8″ double-ended diamond-shaped tip that excels at cutting narrow beads or coves and is handy for cutting dovetail recesses for chuck jaws.

Excellent tools. Made in USA.