DON’T BUY CARBIDE TURNING TOOLS...

Easy and cheap to make your own carbide turning tools... never buy them
Tips like these...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07K78Q3Y...

[@OldManTony]

Great idea. I’ve been thinking of trying some carbide tools, so this is a brilliant way of doing it.

[@CLWoodturning]

OldManTony cheers Tony!

[@stadleroux]

Very informative and I had no problem with your audio either, tbh. Everything I needed to hear was clear enough and the radio in the background actually added some light relief at times! I've only started turning earlier this year and bought a proper entry level lathe last week, but I still need to get me some tools.

[@susanmorgan166]

im so glad i found this the tools are so much money to buy but will look into making my own as dont have a work shop

[@trurex007lee7]

Thanks for the video. You take the trepidation of machining the rod much more manageable.

[@loujacobs9291]

Wonderful! I’m sitting in Heathrow waiting for a flight home to Maryland. Will make one soon after I get home. Thanks!

[@CLWoodturning]

Lou Jacobs cheers Lou! Any help I can give, just ask.

[@missteeturns]

Great video Colin. I've made 2 carbide tip tools both from square stock from my local B&Q. Even with buying the correct drill & tap from my local engineering supplier they still worked out at next to nothing. I did buy a carbide hooked hollowing tool from Glen Teagle but at roughly £35 it wasn't expensive. With the one I got from you I now have 4. All very useful additions to my tool kit. There's no need to buy expensive carbides when you can make your own with a hacksaw & an electric hand drill which is all I had when I made my first one a year ago.

[@Byronski074]

Excellent video Colin. Woodturning is expensive so making your own tools is a no brainer

[@CLWoodturning]

James Byron, Tie Dye Woodturner cheers James!

[@alanmullock381]

Nice one Colin,saving money is one of my favourite pastimes too!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@khyber-noeticflux6175]

Thanks! just getting into turning, just earned a sub.

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Hi, Colin, I think your video was great so easy to follow going to track down steel & tips & give it a go very clever Regards Steve UK London

[@GordonRock1]

Brilliant Colin. Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing! Take care, .....Gord

[@CLWoodturning]

Gord Rock hey Gord, you ok bud!! Thanks so much!

[@mk1photography61]

Great video thanks for the advice!

[@robertlangley258]

Thank you Sir, excellent video, great narration and very helpful information.

[@glennmay6204]

Hello, I agree. The process is simple. I noticed that you cut the notch square into the bar. If you angle the notch slightly down towards the end, then you will have emulated the "negative rake" cutter. What's more, the flat surface cutter can be resharpened by hand on a diamond card; something I would not want to to try on a negative rake cutter. On the other hand, everyone deserves to make a living and if there are those out there not getting bitter and twisted supporting the manufacturer's somewhat elevated retail prices, well, they should of course be allowed to do so. Regards, Glenn :-)

[@CLWoodturning]

Glenn May more fool them..

[@mike02719]

Good looking tool and the price is right. Thanks

[@beardedwoodpecker]

Excellent video Col..thank you for sharing your work on youtube..i am looking for carbide tips so i can make my own tools all the best. Ioannis Athens Greece

[@charliehos3936]

You just saved me a lot of money! Starting on three different cutting types tomorrow and there’s no doubt I’ll finish all three before dark ! Thanks!

[@homemadetools]

Good work!

[@malcolmbacon7892]

great video Col , just ordered some bars , could you please tell me where do you but the cutters from , regards Malcolm

[@nauroticdax]

its funny really when people get started out with this kind of thing the first question is (what do i make first) the answer alot of the time seems to be "more tools"

[@avago2day]

Hi Colin, I would love to make my own set of chisels but unfortunately I suffer from quite bad essential tremor which makes even the marking of the hole for the screw impossible :( I have only just started turning (over 60 yo) and am using a home made setup using an electric drill and an old normal wood chisel and I am having a lot of problems as you can imagine. Wonderful informative video by the way, just wish it was something I could do for myself.

[@alanbarbour5185]

Really great work. I am just in the final stages of making mine using 1/2 bar. The carbide tips I had to get from the USA, luckily I have a good friend there who sent them on by post otherwise the shipping costs were astronomical. Does anyone know where I can buy tips in the UK? Many thanks Alan.

[@simon180399]

hi loving this, youve persuaded me to have a go at making my own. Also loving that parting tool, was this home made too? if so what steel was the cutting head made from?, a new sub from me, cheers simon

[@edward6371]

Excellent!

[@christhomas969]

Good idea.

[@garoglen]

I enjoy making tools and jigs as much as I enjoy turning , A LOT you can make yourself !

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

your audio gain is so low I can not hear you, I hate to say. I agree with you I made my carbide turning tools out of 1/2 inch square bar stock. the carbide bits cost more than the steel.

[@RCF1971]

What is that trick with the wire and handles to make the burnt marks in the handle? Looks amazing, never seen that before!! What kind of wire? Thanks, great video!

[@robertocoiante1981]

Grazie Sig, Colin ottimo lavoro, c'è la possibilità di affilare gli inserti? grazie attendo la sua risposta

[@turkeycreekknives133]

So right the price is crazy have seen some here inter states running up to couple $100.00 I’m lucky that two brother in-laws where machinist so got bunch of tip sizes then got square or round stock for handles I don’t have $40.00 into 5 tools thanks for sharing

[@CLWoodturning]

Turkey Creek Knives thanks man!

[@stephenswail2526]

Nice one.I timed the tool build at 21 minutes.

[@CLWoodturning]

Stephen Swail haha yeah I messed around a bit on the handle and (deliberately) didn’t have all the steel parts/tools at hand all set up lol.... I’ve removed a couple of mm from the bar end and the little thing is awesome for certain jobs... seriously simple...cheers bud!!

[@fatbuttbassett4732]

Well if only I had seen this video two weeks ago. I just got them in. But I WILL be making more down the road. Good video BTW

[@CLWoodturning]

Tyler Wood thanks Tyler, I’m doing another soon with a neat idea for detailing... when I get some time lol

[@JonasDieltiens]

Me too, dammit!

[@edwinleach7401]

What are the numbers for the screws and the threads. What drill bit do you use. You may have said these numbers but I can't hear them. Good video though. Thanks for sharing.

[@roystheboy]

as a newbie turner this will help is the bar HSS metal and where do you get the caps from please

[@juanpepper7992]

Nice job and a good way of not spending your money.

[@tonywilliams9508]

Hi great video thank you, I missed the type of screw you used to fix the carbide bit to the bar, if you could let me know thanks

[@CLWoodturning]

Just a M5 cap screw mate.

[@bobkeller8383]

What kind of round stock is that? Just mild steel or something better?

[@Dosbomber]

Now that you mention it, they do seem quite expensive for what they are...

[@farshadch2401]

Hello, what is the diameter of the rebar?

[@keithpeskett4205]

Missed the bit where the hole was drilled into the handle

[@thomasgarrison3949]

Great video, I'm from the USA, I can buy a 12.7mm square steel bar, ½' x ½" x 48", from Rural King or Tractor Supply for $9US, it will make three 16" bars!

[@CLWoodturning]

Thomas Garrison sure, will be perfect!

[@CLWoodturning]

Thomas Garrison I have a link in desc for cheap carbides... you’ll be able to fine on amazon.com too

[@thomasgarrison3949]

@@CLWoodturning My carbides are on the way, by a slow boat from China, I got them from eBay!

[@CLWoodturning]

Thomas Garrison awesome.... every time I see that company.. what is it... simple wood tools or summit... I want to send a link ;-)

[@thomasgarrison3949]

@@CLWoodturning eBay.com is a online market place, kinda like amazon.com

[@paulorchard7960]

Well done Colin, you just saved me heaps, been interested in a set of carbide turning chisels for ages but the cost slowed me down! By the way, love your workshop, tiny, dysfunctional,untidy but you don’t search for anything!

[@CLWoodturning]

Paul Orchard cheers Paul... it really gets my back up to see people buying something which just has a massive Mark-up by the seller... top brands should be charging around £30 for a single long handle carbide chisel. It’s all made on a machine anyway, even the handles are made on duplicators... they’ll be able to buy 10,000 tips for a few pennies each.. and so on... I totally understand other products are priced at what they are but these carbide tools, really nasty to unsuspecting new turners. ... my workshop is class haha... it’s been ruined with making all the Russian knives over the last two months... everything is black with grinding dust lol Cheers man!

[@huwdavies5264]

Hi Colin, How deep did you drill the hole for the bar to go into the handle? Cheers, Huw

[@CLWoodturning]

Huw Davies I usually work on 1/3 tang... this one I think I was deeper tbh... the bar overall was around 20-22cm, the tang ended up to be around 8-10cm... this be was only an 8mm bar so happy to keep it shorter... other tools I make with 15mm bar I can happily use the 1/3 tang rule.

[@huwdavies5264]

@@CLWoodturning Thanks Colin. I have bought some carbides, including Easy Wood Tools (from eBay so price was better), but will now make my own. Thanks for the video which has given me the confidence to make my own. cheers, Huw

[@CLWoodturning]

Huw Davies aww thanks Huw my pleasure. I’m going to follow up with a simple method for the diamond detailing tool and also how to make the radius square into a point Tool which may be some help to people. Glad your EWT purchase wasn’t too bad.... careful, bandits about ;-)

[@samehdarawshi3537]

@@CLWoodturning thank you. had same question (not covered in video) and found in the answers/ great video

[@leongt1954]

Had to turne my volume up too full to hear whats being said but good vid none the less

[@BrianG61UK]

Yes. Made worse by the music being so loud so I'd already turned my volume right down so the music didn't disturb others. Took me a while to realise there was some barely audible mumbling after the music and try turning it up again to discover the quiet speech.

[@JamesJones-vi8ju]

It would be nice if he had the volume turned up so you can hear what you're saying

[@myutube6422]

How did you make that tool that you are using as a skew? Or what did you make the tip out of? Thanks for the knowledge.

[@CLWoodturning]

Lathe knife... redesign by myself from Russian traditional. Email if you want one...

[@myutube6422]

@@CLWoodturning Thanks for the info.

[@beretgascon]

I love your workshop, it's almost as tidy as mine!! 😂 😂 😂

[@CLWoodturning]

François Wognum .... its an operating theatre for wood 😂

[@williamswhistlepipes]

Top man very canny.....save a few quid👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikhail2400]

What type of skew are you using in this video? (around 22 mins) Ive seen one before but have yet to see them for sale any where. Great tip on the carbide tools, thanks!

[@CLWoodturning]

michael burkhalter hi Michael, it is based on a Russian tool called a Lathe Knife. I make them and have subsequently designed one with removable tip.... please look at my other videos on them and my Etsy store to see the models I sell. Thank you! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CLWoodturningStore

[@paulorchard7960]

My guess was it was home made, Colin just confirmed that, it is nice, I might try it with an old spokeshave blade, I have one from a broken tool!

[@CLWoodturning]

Paul Orchard go for it! I find them way more comfortable and intuitive to use than my skew..

[@mikhail2400]

@@CLWoodturning Thanks for the link ill be buying one of yours soon. It was in vids of how to make the Russian dolls where I first saw the lathe knife and they could do amazing things with them.

[@CLWoodturning]

michael burkhalter hi Michael yeah that video is becoming quite a classic... the Russian pro turners make it all look too easy... on hard woods I use I don’t get the ribbons coming off like they do but then no Tool would tbh. There are a couple who regularly post in here who I really admire... they seem to produce perfect repetitive work with VERY limited means which i truly admire. I can though use a variety of cuts with the chisel that I wouldn’t try with my skew. Thanks for your msg, really appreciate it.

[@stevelamperta865]

I often think the manufacturers actually made insert tooling for wood turners just so they could sell more of it !

[@headonz]

What type of steel is the bar ?? Is it tool steel or just MS ??

[@CLWoodturning]

Stainless steel bud

[@ddcced123]

Why not just turn the radio off?

[@billstanley5317]

No problem with sound, even though a bit low. Excellent video - just wondered if you use ordinary bright mild steel or silver steel (which is quite a bit stronger)? You've got another sub!

[@CLWoodturning]

Just stainless steel, silver steel is a little pricey compared.

[@trackie1957]

The carbide is the only part that need be hard. I bet aluminum bar would do just fine and mild steel, as well. Of course, 303 stainless is not expensive and easy to work.

[@dancox4495]

wish i would have seen this before i did buy some. nice job with some trash laying around.

[@PeteBeardsley]

Awesome! I like your style sir. I've been toying with this idea for quite a while, but I think the time has come to action it. What kind of steel are you using? At that price I'm guessing mild steel? Thanks for the inspiration dude!

[@CLWoodturning]

Pete Beardsley woah thanks Pete, it’s stainless bar, 8mm... mild steel would be too flexible at 8mm I think. Links to cheap carbides are in video notes. Cheers man!

[@PeteBeardsley]

@@CLWoodturning Cheers dude. I did think mild steel might be a bit "flimsy." Stainless it is then!

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

Turn the radio off

[@welshknight1456]

Please turn your radio off next time, it makes it difficult to concentrate on what your saying. Thankyou.

[@stevelamperta865]

Why would you need carbide tools for wood turning ? HSS would be way more than adequate in all area's ! Actually , HSS would be overkill in all area's for wood turning ! I'm not being sarcastic or anything , I am just trying to understand why anyone would need carbide tooling for wood turning ?? I have a small machine shop and do a lot of milling and turning on all kinds of steel and need carbide for that.

[@alanthewoodpecker6581]

Can you make me one Colin please you made a lathe knife for me not so long ago

[@CLWoodturning]

Alan Russell hey bud, sure can.. I have your addy so no worries. Same as one in video pretty much exact? Not a problem. I’ll send and we can sort any coin later once you’ve used it and are happy, not a worry.

[@alanthewoodpecker6581]

Top man can’t wait let me know when you have posted. Cheers Colin

[@CLWoodturning]

Alan Russell sent you some pics in Etsy mate.

[@jimc336]

What?

[@d.johnson3076]

Just made my own tools following your instructions. They're pretty great! Look: i.imgur.com/JfvP8UA.jpg

[@serendipitynz]

Please, please turn off your radio - makes understanding what you say much harder.

[@oversight6144]

You need to check the decibel levels when you edit your videos!! That was painful with headphones on!! When I have to turn up my headphones up to 75% to hear you talk then at (5:09) a 4 1/2 inch grinder kicks in at a major increased recorded volume. just not good.

[@CLWoodturning]

Oversight ... just not good, why thanks.

[@mhaz49]

Horrible sound quality. Wear a body mic and speak clearly.

[@CLWoodturning]

Mark Hazlewood ok bud, no worries.

[@maryimmesberger9272]

‘K

[@CLWoodturning]

Mary Immesberger hi Mary.....’K’ ?

[@SiamWoodShop]

Your workshop is an accident waiting to happen, best get your electrics safely installed and guards on your grinder.

[@barrykelly2039]

cannot hear a word your saying shame it looks like you know what your doing

[@CLWoodturning]

Sorry

[@yo.mama100]

holy shit turn down the audio when your using power tools and up when you talk man my ears are bleeding

[@CLWoodturning]

Sorry...

[@TheJimmyp82]

Have you ever used a quality carbide tool before? You are using a piece of carbide that is designed for a planer/ jointer and a screw that is incorrect for the tip. A guaranteed way of achieving a poor finish. I’m all for saving money but this is a very bad example of a carbide wood turning tool. Unfortunately quality tools aren’t made in an hour for about 4 quid. It’s like comparing a fiesta to a Ferrari and making the statement that they both go from a to b!

[@CLWoodturning]

Fir La not really

[@abehafiz219]

Very poor audio.

[@phillipowens1493]

The audio quality was so poor I quit watching after only a couple of minutes, the video quality was also somewhat degraded and it would be valuable if the moderator would speak up a little and not mumble so much!

[@tlum4081]

Your audio gain was so low I simply couldn't hear you. The opening music was audible. Did you even watch and LISTEN to your own video? So I just made this comment and left.