Discount Lee Valley Easy Wood Mid-Size Tools

Easy to master, these unique turning tools yield remarkably smooth forms that require minimal sanding. Unlike regular turning tools, which require a complex sweeping motion to maintain a smooth cut, these 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. Reinforced with copper ferrules, the stout maple handles have a stepped profile for secure grip. Each tool measures just over 21″ overall – long enough to be braced against the hip in the conventional turning stance, providing the strength and leverage needed to extend the tip far from the tool rest.

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.

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.

Other optional tips are available separately: a square cutter with 2″ radius edges as well as a 3/8″ diameter round detailing tip and a 1/16″ × 3/8″ diamond-shaped finishing cutter with negative-rake edges for smooth cuts when turning denser hardwoods, resin and other materials prone to chatter.

Excellent tools. Made in USA.