Nick J
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I am interested in purchasing a couple of the Easy Wood tools, but I don’t want to spend $250ish on 2 turning tools right now. I’m leaning towards buying the Easy Rougher over the Easy Finisher. After looking at the tools fairly close I got to wondering if the blades are interchangeable. I headed over to Woodcraft to look at the 2 tools in depth and took the blades off of both to compare. I was surprised to find that the Easy Finisher blade fit on the Easy Rougher without any trouble, but there is one caveat to it. The square corners that fully support the Easy Rougher blade overhang past the circle blade from the Easy Finisher slightly (by maybe 1 millimeter). I am considering on purchasing the Easy Rougher and grinding down the corners of the tool steal to accommodate both blades.
I’m curious if anyone has tried this and if so what your experience has been with the tool. Or, would there be any feedback on why not to do this.
Thanks
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theeviltwinn
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The Easy Wood tools are a well made tool. And I wouldn't want to talk anyone out of buying one. But, you've looked them over. How hard would it be to make your own tool and just buy the cutters? A square piece of steel epoxied into a wood handle. Notch the end for the cutter. Drill and tap a hole and you're done.
Up to you.
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Arlin Eastman
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Nick
Cap'n Eddie sells them for a whole lot less and bought several for very good price
http://www.eddiecastelin.com/products_and_services
There is also "Things Western" which have great prices but have never bought then yet
http://www.thingswestern.com/3.html
Hope it helps
Arlin
PS - Cap'n Eddie also has tons of youtube turnings on just about everything
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iclark
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I would be a little nervous about grinding off the corners of the rougher if I ever wanted to use it as a rougher again. The corners are there to support the corners of the carbide cutters. Carbide is a bit more brittle than steel so I like having that support there.
My suggestion would be to buy the Easy Rougher for now and to use a steel scraper (or shear scraper) for finishing cuts until you decide to buy more carbide tools or decide to go the traditional route with gouges.
Also, the re-sale value for the Easy Wood tools is pretty good until you take a grinder to them. Then, the re-sale might be challenging.
Don't forget about the Hartville discount for WN members when you are doing your price comparison shopping.
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AnthonyYak
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Of course, there's always the gouge.
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Wipedout
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AnthonyYak said:
Of course, there's always the gouge.
+1
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iclark
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AnthonyYak said:
Of course, there's always the gouge.
Which is why I mentioned the gouge and the re-sale value for the carbide tool.
In full disclosure, I do have most of the Easy Wood tools and enjoy using them though I expect to use them less as my sharpening skills improve.
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Nick J
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Wipedout said:
AnthonyYak said:
Of course, there's always the gouge.
+1
I have gauges and they work well. I need practice with them, but that's another story.
I have a couple friends that have the Easy Wood tools and they are a joy to use. I've been interested in buying the parts to make my own, but I have been extremely hesitant to pull the trigger because of my experience with Easy Wood.
I know grinding the tool would affect the resale value of the tool, but honestly I'm not looking at the resale. I'm more interested in the functionality.
Does anyone know what the discount is to Hartville Tools and the code for the discount?
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AHill
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It's not just the corners (sides) that you would need to grind. The recess for the carbide insert matches the circumference of the insert. I personally think the finisher is more versatile, but with the rougher, you can purchase square or radiused inserts.
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If your really cheap like me, you can roll your own.
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