How To Make Carbide Wood Turning Tools

I made sure the bar was rounded back to as close to the hole as I dare.

How to make carbide wood turning tools. Carbide tools are introduced to the wood at a 90 angle. We had a budget of under 5000Eddie Castelin httped. They are pretty rough but they really work well.

Less down time because carbide dont require sharpening. This steep impactful angle scrapes and tears out wood fibers violently even with a sharp edge. The round shaped carbide tool works well for the bowl interior but not well on the exterior.

That was fun I learned a bunch and use the tool all the time. Simple forging needs a makeshift anvil vice pliers and a hammer and a source of heat such as a charcoal fire or a blowtorch. See my post on hardening and tempering steel for details.

This video shows the materials required and the process involved in making a carbide lathe tool at home. Carbide turning tools can be used for both spindle and bowl turning. I never wanted to be a turner.

I am not a turner. These tools are very inexpensive to make and they. A little test and it looked like the bar still needs a little shaping.

Carbide wood turning tools dont leave as much of a smooth surface as traditional woodturning tools. I made these for my sons Christmas present. Do the same for the ferule.