The "New and Hot" section was created
to enable Turning Vendors to notify turners of new products
that they have recently released. This allows turners to stay
in touch with all the newest products.
This list is updated frequently, whenever a vendor
releases a new product.
New from Thompson Lathe Tools
Handcrafted U.S Made Turning Tools
We've been hearing a lot about the new Thompson Lathe tools lately. Not only that you can buy these superior U.S. made tools direct but that other tool makers are using Thomspon steel as the basis for their tools! That sure got us to pay attention!
Thompson tools are made by Doug Thompson himself which means that a turner is making turning tools. We like knowing that they are being designed and made by someone that walks in our shoes (chips and all)!!
The Thompson line includes; both U- and V-shaped bowl gouges, spindle gouges, detail gouges, skews and scrapers! What more could you ask for?
And the steel, did we talk about the steel? It's some of the most modern steel available. It's the longest edge holding A-11, hardened to 60-62 Rockwell and then triple tempered with a cryogenic treatment. The Thompson statement is "Nothing else can be done to this steel".
Now, the secret is that you can buy these tools for basically the same price as tools without all this special attention! The only difference is that you need to buy or make your own handle! I think for experienced turners, this small inconvenience is well worth the abilty to use one of the best tools on the market!
If you want to find out more, you can visit:
Thompson Lathe Tools website
or
You can visit the Thompson Lathe Tools booth at the 2008 AAW Symposium in Richmond, VA.
New from Steve "Spike" Finch
Carbide Stone Turning Tools
Now here's something a bit different, if you're comfortable
with turning wood, you may want to give stone a try! Yes, Stone!!
Both Soapstone and Alabaster are soft stone and can easily
be turned on your lathe with hand tools. To make the job easier,
Spike has recently released a new Carbide Stone Turning Tool.
The tool comes with 2 carbide tips; round and square and a
wonderful cushion-grip handle.
This Carbide Stone Turning Tool is available now at $89.95
plus S&H.
You can learn more about stone turning by watching the
3 YouTube videos on the turning stone by Spike at his website: www.exoticvessels.com
And you can learn more about this new tool HERE.
(Editor note: I've just received one of
these tools and can't wait to apply it to some stone. The tool is well
built, nicely shaped and feels good in the hands!)
New from Johannes Michelsen, the Hat Man
Now Showing On DVD,
Johannes Michelsen Creates the Original
Wood Hat
If you've always admired the look of a wood turned hat,
here's your chance to learn how to make one yourself. Now you can always
go to Vermont and take a class with Johannes, the creator of
the modern wood hat or you can now buy the DVD
to see how they are made and follow along!
The cost of the DVD is $29.95 plus $5.00 for U.S. shipping.
For more info or to order, either email: johannes@woodhat.com
or visit: www.woodhat.com
New from Alisam Engineering
Universal Indexing Plate
This new accessory from Alisam is a complete "universal" system
for indexing on most 7 to 12 inch wood lathes!
The system consists of a 7
inch, laser engraved, anodized aluminum plate with a 1 inch center ID spindle
hole, (OR 3/4 inch / 1 1/4 inch depending on the model), and two
concentric rows of indexing holes. The outer row of 72 holes are spaced
5 degrees apart and the inner row of 20 holes are 18 degrees apart. This
combination allows the user to adjust for virtually any position around the
circumference of your turning!
Included is a custom, heavy aluminum angle
bracket with 2 very strong, "rare-earth" magnets to secure the bracket to
your cast iron/steel bed ways, (or use a clamp to position
bracket where needed to fit your lathe), a "dog point" indexing
screw and a 1 inch X 8 tpi threaded jam nut, (OR 3/4 inch X 16 or 1
1/4 X 8 tpi jam nut depending on the model), to secure the indexing
plate on your spindle. You may also secure the plate to the spindle with
your lathe's chuck or faceplate. The bracket is easily removed when
not using the index plate.
Priced at $45.99 each or $26.99 for the index plate only.
For more info, click here!
New from A-R Liberty
Modular Threading Jig
Our modular threading jig is designed to be
powered by your lathe. Each unit comes with: 1 - 60 degree double angle cutter,
a set of threading heads (10 tpi & 16 tpi) to fit your lathe (swings from
10" to 16"); 2 - threading shaft adapters to 1 x 8 tip; 1 - cross slide base
unit for fine tuning side travel; 1 - t-slot table to allow great flexibility
in side travel.
Priced at $350 each.
For more info, click here!
New
from Woodturner Pro
Woodturner Pro Version 2 Now
Available
Here are some of the new features of Woodturner PRO.
- There is a new default view in Woodturner PRO that simulates
3D. From that display, you can now see all the
individual segments and shift-click to select as many as
you like from different rows. You can then right-click
to select a species to apply to all those segments. You
can rotate the vessel by 45 degrees or click a button to
start a slow continuous rotation. If you paint segments
(as shown in the attached file), the Ring View will show
all that ring’s segments in the designated specie.
- Individual segments can now be selected from the Ring View
and can be painted with a species at that time.
- Species are now images of wood instead of a color representation.
- You can now choose to have open segments be calculated
as a percentage of the segment edge length instead of having
to manually adjust them for each ring.
- Required board length is now displayed as both Economy
and Grain Match.
- New rows are now placed intelligently based on lower rows.
- Switching between Row Types happens intelligently based
on lower rows.
- Individual segments can now be painted with images as well
as species and now integrates with Lamination PRO.
- A new PHI button toggles the Golden Ratio overlay to fit
the current extents of the vessel. This overlay is
resizeable by dragging the overlay borders.
- A button on the overlay switches between multiple ratio
displays.
To learn more or to purchase
Woodturner Pro V2.0
Click here
New from A-R Liberty
3 Wheel Steady Rest
This 3 wheel steady rest features solid
steel construction; double ball bearing polyurethane no-mar
wheels; easily adjustable arms for aligning the wheels to support
your work; powder coated finish for durability and ease of
maintenance; wide base plate provides for stability in a lighter
weight frame. (Rests 20” or
larger are dbl. wall)
4 Wheel Steady Rest
This 4 Wheel Steady Rest features solid
steel double wall construction;
Double ball bearing polyurethane no-mar wheels; easily adjustable arms for aligning
the wheels to support your work; powder coated finish for durability and ease
of maintenance; wide base plate for added stability and to dampen vibration.
This flat top steady rest is specially designed to facilitate the use of
laser guided hollowing tools. There is a patent pending on this design.
There are sizes to fit most lathes. The prices
start at $125.
You can learn more and order online at:
A-R Liberty
New from Johannes Michelsen and Hannes Tool
Your Ultimate Ergonomic Gouge
We saw these newly designed tools at
a recent woodturning show and were quite interested in
finding out why someone would be introducing new tools
in this day and age. Well, we found out that these are
not your father's tools.
First off, they have a new patent pending
ergonmic handle. It's a rounded triangular shape which
we found to be quite interesting. It's made from a plastic
like rubber compound which felt good in our hands and
seemed to give us more grip. Also the design allows us
to rotate the cutting edge more easily because of the
support from the ribs!
Secondly, we found that they have some
heft. I don't mean that they are too heavy, what I mean
is that the shafts are filled with lead shot which reduces
the vibration (which we like) and we find that the shot
helps steady our cuts. That's all good in our book!
Lastly (phew), they use a new steel.
We're no metal experts but they claim that the new vanadium
content, the 60-62 Rockwell hardness and the cryogenic
treatment make this the best steel on the market. We'll
be looking forward to seeing how long we can keep an
edge to get clean cuts and to reduce our sharpening!
After a close looks, we can see why they
are advertised as
"Your Ultimate Erogonomic Gouge".
Prices for the handles start at $80
and prices for the steel start at $52.
For more information, you can see the
tools, prices and contact information on this website:
Hannes
Tool
New from Keith Tompkins
Gage'T Bowl Gauge
This new bowl gauge was designed with the bowl
turner in mind. It's rigid composition and wide measuring area
will accurately measure the wall thickness of your bowl from
the rim to the foot.
The measurement is taken at the top of the
tool where the plunger is marked in 1/16" increments enabling
you to get precise readings. In addition, since the contact
points with your bowl are brass balls, they will not mar or
damage the sides of your bowl like we're all accustomed to
with normal calipers and figure-8 devices.
The introductory price for this advanced measuring
device is $59.95.
Contact Keith for more information or to order
at his website:
http://www.keithtompkins.net/
