I'm looking for one or more used or new Taylor, Freud, Marples or other quality tools for turning. A life-long woodworker, I'm new to woodturning and can use just about everything. If you have anything to spare, including advice, please drop me an email at .

Thanks,

Bob

What about Sorby? Or Crown? Hamlet? Buck? Most people would consider
these brands to be quality brands. Don't restrict yourself too much. You
might miss some really good tools.

Barry


"Bob Woofter" wrote in message
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I'm looking for one or more used or new Taylor, Freud, Marples or other
quality tools for turning. A life-long woodworker, I'm new to woodturning
and can use just about everything. If you have anything to spare, including
advice, please drop me an email at .

Thanks,

Bob

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:48:16 -0600, "Bob Woofter"
wrote:

I'm looking for one or more used or new Taylor, Freud, Marples or other quality tools for turning. A life-long woodworker, I'm new to woodturning and can use just about everything. If you have anything to spare, including advice, please drop me an email at .

Thanks,

Bob

The tool is important, but throw some serious effort into sharpening.
A well sharpened mediocre toolcan still work quite well, but a poorly
sharpened high-quality tool is a boot-scraper.

I've had perfectly good luck with a set of (shudder) Craftsman chisels
that were probably in the package for 15 years before I bought them at
an auto-swap for $10. Properly sharpened, they really work well,
especially the goofy gouge shape. (My set-up uses no grinder, but
instead several different diamond stones and a couple of holders. A
little slow, but small and efficeint for the tiny portion of the 1 car
garage that I call my workshop.)

Also, it would be hepful to tell us where you are at, what state and
what town.

Mark

In article ,
"Barry N. Turner" wrote:

What about Sorby? Or Crown? Hamlet? Buck? Most people would consider
these brands to be quality brands. Don't restrict yourself too much. You
might miss some really good tools.

As I understand it, though no experience of my own, the Buck brand of
today is a cheap interpretation of the Buck tools of a couple decades
ago. From what I've gathered, Buck is not much better or worse than the
Homier traveling tool show offerings.

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
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Tips fer Turnin': Pour your end-grain sealer into a clean, wide-mouth
clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.