On 10/15/2012 11:17 AM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:34:45 -0500, Leon wrote:

I will say that I have read reviews of Easy Wood Tools "type" tools and
the "knock offs" do not get as good of reviews as those of the Easy Wood
Tools.

Well, Mac Davis posted the following here a while back:

"I got the Woodchuck "Bowl-Pro" tool and I'm lovin' it..
Anyone that is considering the EX Rougher should go for Woodchuck tools
by Ken Ferrel..
http://www.woodchuck-tools.com/
The price on the tool was $65, which included 2 different size/radius
carbide cutters.. Half the price of the EZ and the same tool..
I bought it to rough irregular ironwood blanks but in playing with it, I
was
even doing beads and curves with ease..
Used level like a scraper, you can hog out huge amounts of wood but I
feel it really shines on light cuts.. Nice smooth cut, very little force
on the tool rest and NO force or vibration on your hands.."

I'd call that a good review :-).



Yeah! And where has Mac been lately?

I did not mean to indicate that Easy Wood Tools are the best of their
kind so much as there are reviews of other brands that do not get
favorable reviews. I am sure that there are equal and better versions.

I believe the biggest advantage to most of these type tools is that the
bottom of the tool is flat. Most conventional turning tools have a
curved bottom and the angle of attack is critical to getting good
results and or not uncontrollably gouging/destroying the work.
My wife turned a chunk of Arkansas Walnut, absolutely her firs time
turning anything IIRC. The walnut had a gnarly open knoy and she cut
right over it leaving a pristine smooth finish.