13-08-2013, 06:40 PM
Planes usually fettle up fine, and if the plane iron isn't up to much, with a new plane iron the plane can be good as new.
It always surprises me what old woodturning chisels, often in atrocious condition, fetch of e-bay. They'll almost certainly be carbon steel, unlike modern high speed steel, and will want sharpening every few minutes if say turning a 10" diameter bowl. Such tools as basically junk - many need re-handling, and unhandled brand new HST tools aren't overly expensive, so why throw good money after bad, buying junk?
Amateur woodturners such as myself often assemble an impressive array of woodturning tools, but when professional demonstrators give demos at our club (we only use demonstrators who are members of the Register of Professional Turners), they rarely use more than four or five tools - 3/4" roughing gouge, maybe a 1/2" and 3/8" bowl gouge or spindle gouges, a parting tool, and maybe a couple of scrapers.
Top ranking production turners don't have the time to keep picking up putting down and sharpening a wide range of tools. When they pick up a tool, they press on with it - high skill - low tech.
It always surprises me what old woodturning chisels, often in atrocious condition, fetch of e-bay. They'll almost certainly be carbon steel, unlike modern high speed steel, and will want sharpening every few minutes if say turning a 10" diameter bowl. Such tools as basically junk - many need re-handling, and unhandled brand new HST tools aren't overly expensive, so why throw good money after bad, buying junk?
Amateur woodturners such as myself often assemble an impressive array of woodturning tools, but when professional demonstrators give demos at our club (we only use demonstrators who are members of the Register of Professional Turners), they rarely use more than four or five tools - 3/4" roughing gouge, maybe a 1/2" and 3/8" bowl gouge or spindle gouges, a parting tool, and maybe a couple of scrapers.
Top ranking production turners don't have the time to keep picking up putting down and sharpening a wide range of tools. When they pick up a tool, they press on with it - high skill - low tech.
Regards, David.
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'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
BVWS Member.
G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
