How To Make Carbide Wood Turning Tools

Carbide wood turning tools dont leave as much of a smooth surface as traditional woodturning tools.

How to make carbide wood turning tools. This steep impactful angle scrapes and tears out wood fibers violently even with a sharp edge. Learning to Turn with Carbide ToolsLearning to turn with carbide turning tools wasnt on my to-do list. They are pretty rough but they really work well.

The round shaped carbide tool works well for the bowl interior but not well on the exterior. Do a dry fit of your bar then tape around the bar where it meets the chisel so it is easier to remove any squeeze out. Carbide turning tools can be used for both spindle and bowl turning.

I did make a 116 parting tool from a reciprocating saw blade with a metal handle. The carbide turning tools are a little more expensive than HSS. Carbide tools are introduced to the wood at a 90 angle.

Made A Parting Tool for Woodturning. That was fun I learned a bunch and use the tool all the time. I made sure the bar was rounded back to as close to the hole as I dare.

This video shows the materials required and the process involved in making a carbide lathe tool at home. Making tools needs some basic metal working equipment such as a file a hacksaw a few threading taps a grinder and a bench drill. I am not a turner.

See my post on hardening and tempering steel for details. I watched a guy called Travis on youtube make a set of carbide tipped woodturning tools and just copied him. How to make wood turning tools with carbide cutters.