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How about we get back to the subject at hand, pull your heads out of your butts, and see if any of you have any opinions about the Easy Wood Tools the author of this thread was discussing.

I myself haven't tried them as I'm in the scope of using gouges and such. As far as I know about the Easy Tools they are basically a carbide-tipped scraper that you can get different shaped carbide tips for. I know from experience that you will always get a smoother final cut with a gouge than with a scraper. That said, the Easy Tools would probably be best used for the roughing-out of the piece, but not for the final cuts. Trying to scrape a final cut means you have to do a lot more sanding starting with the rougher grits (60-80 grit) to smooth out the end-grain.

I feel you are much better off getting experience using gouges, skews and basic scrapers. You will benefit more from your time spent woodturning, and your projects will show it.

Just my opinion with more than 20-years of turning experience under my belt.

+1 on woodburner's comments.

Although I admit to never having used any of the carbide tools. I can't justify the expense when I already have what I need.

http://www.southern-tool.com/store/easy-wood-tools-detailer.php

Some good video on Easy Wood Tools to look at. Enjoy!

texomawood wrote:Glad you all had fun with my mistake.I have trouble with my dyslexia. Glad you all thought it was so funny to make fun of my handicap.

In invite you to become a member of DAM - Mothers Against Dyslexia. I've been a member for years and it is always a delight to connect with another dyspeptic.

texomawood wrote:Glad you all had fun with my mistake. I apologize for my error, sometimes I have trouble with my dyslexia. Glad you all thought it was so funny to make fun of my handicap. Now I know you all are "perfect". Nice to know. May people be kinder to you than you are.

Back when I was pretty new to the forum, everyone got a good grin out of me asking for advice for a good 'Vice Lube' recommendation. It was in the thread 'title' so there was no fixing it to 'Vise Lube'.

When it started getting comments there was nothing I could do but enjoy the funny side. I know you are new here, but this is one great group of folks here. They are generous in their support of each others' successes and their problems.

Today I fixed a machine with their help for the past 2 or 3 days. I would not have bought the problem machine without knowing I had support I could count on here. I now have a working Model 510 to go with the 500 I have been using for the past 14 months.

I hope you have not given up on us. I look forward to seeing some of your turned pieces in the future. Turning is something I still want to get into, but I have so much to learn.

Best of luck in your WW and Turning endeavors

Woodburner,
I agree you need to learn to use traditional tools to turn with. And very good point on the "final cut" with the EasyWood Chisels. They talk about switching to a new or sharp cutter to do finish turning. And I have found that to work very well. I use a diamond stone to sharpen the older cutters and extend their life.
The other real advantage is I spend a lot more time turning and less time sharpening my tools. My local Woodcrafter store let me try the chisels before I purchased them. I do think the longer handles work much better .