Can someone enlighten me as what they are really used for?
Turning on a lathe. We have lots of lathes at Makerspace and teachers.
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Thank, I was thinking that, but these are way smaller than the ones that I have used on the lathe at DMS. When I got them, I thought they would be great for finishing pens, but again, the size made me wonder.
By the shapes of some of those tools, I’d say traditional woodcarving.
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Probably for little turning.
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When turners do very small things. Pens, finials, wands, etc. they use these.
They are a lot better for detail work. You can always give them a new grind of your choice and make them into any type of tool you want. Well, almost any.
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Thanks everyone. I will give them a try the next time I am DMS. Is there a class on sharpening woodworking tools? Or will youtube suffice…
I used to have some carving tools like this, the size is right and shape of tools. If for a lathe I’d expect longer metal portions for the tool rest. But they could be used on a lathe I suppose
@jeffbob is right. They were originally intended for small tabletop wood turning lathes.
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