Hunter #1 Taper Tool's in Straight, Hook and Shoulder Un-handled
Supplied with a Carbide #1 cutter 6mm fitted
The Small Taper tools were designed by Mark St. Leger, a noted box maker. The best use of these Taper Tools is on vessel’s 3” tall and smaller. They are ideal for final finish form and shaping. All tools are shipped with the screw and cutter installed along with the T-9 Flag Style Torx Wrench for cutter rotation.
The Small Tapered Straight tool is often a “go to” tool used by many woodturners for both outside and inside turning. Similar to all hook tools, the cutter is to be used at about a 45 degree angle. The best use of this tool is on vessels when the reach is 3” or less. The following is useful information to use the tool.
The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.Small Tapered Shoulder Tool
The Small Tapered Shoulder tool is sometimes called the Back tool. The unique cutter placement is perfect for turning under the shoulder of a small diameter turning such as a Christmas ornament globe. The following link is useful to see this tool in cut.
The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.
The Small Tapered C Hook tool is used for undercut areas or in the “Belly area” of a hollow form or globe. An application hint for this tool … start the cut at the 7:30 on the clock angle and once engaged rotate the cutter to 8:00 on the clock angle. The following link is useful to view the cut in action.
The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.