How To Make Your Own Carbide Turning Tools

Using the tailstock to apply pressure tighten the cap in place.

How to make your own carbide turning tools. Al takes a common sense approach to making woodturning tools that will save you a ton of money. I make most of my tool. This is ABSOLUTELY the FASTEST most SIMPLE way I.

Turn a Wood Handle and You Have A New Parting Tool. You can use this method with high speed steel or hardened carbon steel. We just have to put it all together and make a tool.

In todays video I will show you all the steps from start to finish to make your own carbide tools. Since tapping is no harder than driving a screw you have probably done all this. You can get 30 minute epoxyyep just click on that link or check out your local big box store.

You ONLY NEED 3 TOOLS and a 10 pry bar to make your own CARBIDE WOODTURNING TOOLS for the lathe. You want to chisel out the handle a little deeper than the blade thickness to allow for some epoxy to get between the blade and the wood handle on both sides. Will let you know how it goes.

Drill a small hole in the center of the cap so the live center can secure the spindle in place. Carbide turning chisels are interesting whether youre new to turning or a veteran. Im excited to give these a try Ive made carbide tipped tools but never have used these tool blanks for making woodturning tools.

To make most tools you need to be able to turn a handle drill a hole cut a piece of steel tap the hole in the steel and put it all together. I think I used a 30 minute epoxy to glue the handles together. Theyre fantastic for harder more abrasive timbers and mixed materials that would normally require a lot of sharpening and because theyre scrape.