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Has anybody tried these lathe tools? http://www.easywoodtools.com/

I am thinking about trying them as my sharpening skills are somewhat less than I would like and these tools don't need sharpening - just buy new cutters.

From the videos it appears the learning curve for these tools isn't very steep - although the price could be for some folks.

Leonard, I have both the Ci0 and Ci2 and I love both. You are right. The learning curve is absolute zero. Just hold them horizontal to the rest and plunge in. That's it and they do work as advertised. Be sure you are wearing a full face shield because they throw a lot of shavings at you.

Thanks George. I'll buy them and see if I can get better results than with the old style tools.

By better, I mean faster and with a lot less time spent sharpening.

I bought the blades for the square and the round and made my own and love how they work. Saw then used at Woodcraft as a demo and thought I could make that just needed the blades. They really work well and easy to get use to. The round blade is great for finishing up on a bowel or hollowing vase.
Hope you like them.

I just bought a carbide tool from Ken Ferrell, the "woodchuck pen pro" at

http://www.woodchuck-tools.com/Tools.htm

I imagine that the Easy Wood Tools Ci2 etc. is just like the Woodchuck tools (but more expensive, check out Ken Ferrell's pricing; you get two inserts at his prices).

Boy, the carbide tool is totally amazing! Set the tool rest, so that when you push the tool in, the tool edge is at the centerline of your work. No need to ride the bevel. Set your speed to somewhere around 1500-2000 rpm (for spindles about 1" or so diameter). Cuts as easy as butter! Makes shavings sort of like the shavings from a pencil sharpener, not dust. Your finish is like the finish you'd get from a skew or scraper, so you can start sanding at 400 or 600 on spindle work. I haven't tried it yet on face work.

You probably do need to hone the tool from time to time. Use a diamond card hone; take the cutter off the tool, and hone the top surface of the cutter (a few strokes of the cutter on a fine diamond hone).

See the picture at

http://picasaweb.google.com/hy.d.tran/P ... 0809099138

for a pen that I turned using the woodchuck carbide tool. I went straight to a few swipes with 600 after turning, then, finishing.

Best,

hdt

Isn't this tool like using the lathe duplicator without a template?

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I have an Easy Wood Tools Easy Finisher Ci1 (I believe) and it is excellent for the finishing of insides of bowls. See the bowls I've made at this link: https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=7071

I am a newby, so I have not learned even what a bevel is yet, so riding it is probably out of the question. These tools are sturdy and aggressive. My mentor has the Easy Rougher Ci0, and I used it to make the profiles of my bowls, and then used my Easy finisher to clean it up. Plus he used Sorby Bowl Gouges to get to the finer places of the interior.

I also won a Harrison Specialties "golf club" rougher like this : http://cgi.ebay.com/Carbide-wood-lathe- ... 198wt_1139

And it is also very good, but because of the totally round shank of the the tool holder, you really have to have a great strong grip on it on interiors of bowls, or it'll rotate and grab a catch.