SirNot Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'm starting to do more bowl turning and the older Craftsman chisel (which I think is Carbon steel, not HSS) set I have just isn't cutting it (pun intended), so i'm looking to upgrade a few of my chisels. I plan on picking up at the very least a new 3/4 skew and 3/8 fingernail bowl/spindle gouges. I was looking at the Sorbys and came across another brand- Hurricane. They all seem to be getting good reviews and cost half as much. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with their tools. I'm not adverse to spending the money on the better tool if the difference is worth it, but it really needs to be worth the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I have several hurricane chisels and I really like them. They hold an edge well, the tool is a good length and feels good in the hand. I think you'll be happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 9:26 PM, thatCharlieDude said: I have several hurricane chisels and I really like them. They hold an edge well, the tool is a good length and feels good in the hand. I think you'll be happy with them. I second that. I have one of their bowl gouges, and I added a fingernail grind to it. One of my favorite gouges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SirNot Posted May 22, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 So I finally pulled the trigger. I got a square scraper, 1/2 inch bowl gouge (which I promptly put a fingernail grind on with my new) and the PSI sharpening jig. I'm really happy with the results with he jig and new steel so far. I managed to get an edge sharp enough to cut my finger like a razor would, so that's a plus (kinda).I haven't had the chance to turn anything with them yet, but I have a hard maple blank just screaming to be turned into a dice tray (seem my previous tray made from Paduk and curly maple). Hopefully this week! Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Congrats ! That's a good sharpening setup....now you just need to get turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirNot Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 10 hours ago, Jfitz said: Congrats ! That's a good sharpening setup....now you just need to get turning. No later than this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirNot Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 So I was finally able to put my new chisels to work and all I can say is . I knew that the old ones weren't the best, but my goodness what a difference. 90% of the work I did with just the bowl gouge and man what a difference. No more rough end grain. I was able to take both heavy cuts to take out huge chips and smooth the surface shearing off gossamer wisps. The only time I used another chisel was to square up the corners inside of the bowl- for that I used my carbide rougher and the new scraper- and that, too, was a dream. Well, I know what my next purchase is gonna be... https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Turning-Tools-Woodturning-Standard/dp/B008DH96E8/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1527793652&sr=8-7&keywords=Skew+chisel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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