PSI Woodworking LCHSS8 HSS Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece

by PSI Woodworking

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

We have assembled this 8-piece set to satisfy the majority of your turning needs. It is suitable for turners of all skill levels. It is the ideal kit for turning small pens, spindles, bowls and larger projects. The M2 High Speed Steel 5-1/4-Inch blades outlast high carbon steel 6-to-1 and will give you years of use. The set includes 8 essential chisels: 3/16-Inch Parting Tool, 5/8-Inch Spear Scraper, 1-Inch Skew Chisel, 5/8-Inch Skew Chisel, 5/8-Inch Round nose scraper, 1/2-Inch Bowl Gouge, 3/4-Inch Spindle Gouge, 7/8-Inch Roughing Gouge. It also comes with beautifully turned 10-3/4-Inch hardwood handles in an attractive wood display box

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 2 x 13.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000KI8CTS
• Item model number: LCHSS8
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,168 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #59 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Lathe Accessories > Turning Tools

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good tools, great price, April 14, 2008

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RF (LA, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PSI Woodworking LCHSS8 HSS Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece (Tools & Home Improvement)

I am pretty happy with this set. I will be comparing this set to a 5 chisel set I previously purchased from Woodcraft at a sale price of $86 after tax, original price was $130 + tax. The PSI set cost me under $50 with free shipping and no tax. The blades on the PSI chisels measure between 6.25 to 6.5 inches from ferrule to tip, which is the same as the more expensive Woodcraft set. The Woodcraft set came with what I felt were clumsy, overly large, overly long, and slippery handles that felt too light, while the PSI handles are made with denser/harder/heavier wood that IMO handle better for more detailed work. The overall fit and finish of the PSI set is better, except that the Woodcraft set is sharpened better. For some reason, the edges of the PSI chisels that are supposed to be flat (not the ground cutting edges) round over near the tips of the new tools. Grinding/sharpening gets rid of the problem for good but that means you'll have to spend more time preparing the tools for use. This is the reason I gave it 4 stars out of 5. The PSI set also comes in an softwood/plywood case while the Woodcraft set came in a sad cardboard box. Funny enough, the PSI case needed some fixing just as I had read from the other reviews here. It wasn't broken though, there just wasn't enough glue applied to the lid and bottom of the case. A tiny bit of glue and some light clamping pressure fixed it up like new - a job that really should be a piece of cake for anyone. Amazon did a good job of packing it. The case is actually a nice touch. It's good enough to use on it's own, but I keep all my tools in a large rolling chest with drawers. The tools will roll around even if your drawers are lined with the good tacky drawer liners, so I unscrewed the hinges of the box, removed the lid and placed the box in one of my shallow drawers. This saved me the trouble of having to make individual partitions for each chisel inside my drawers to keep them in place. The PSI set was overall better, cost about 40% less, and came with three extra chisels, so I returned the more expensive set. I found all the tools included useful, except I don't need two skew chisels of similar size so I plan on grinding the tip into a different shape when the need arises. The well known Sorby chisels are good, but I couldn't justify spending $30-$40 for just one tool when an extra $10-$20 buys me eight of these.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced Turner Gives High Rating, May 10, 2010

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J. Z. Kartchner (Morgan, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PSI Woodworking LCHSS8 HSS Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece (Tools & Home Improvement)

I occasionally mentor novice turners and so bought all sets of the Benjamin's Best tools--four of the penturner's set. As I sharpen and test these tools to get them ready for use, I find that, in many cases, the quality of the steel compares favorably with steel costing up to four times as much, and it's the steel you're after, not the handle or the case! (The most expensive tools come indiviually packaged in a plastic sheath and many of them are unhandled.) If the B. B. handles come loose bang the end opposite the ferule down on a hard surface. If the handle cracks make a new one out of a $2.00 piece of ash (or a hardwood stick out of your woodpile). You can shine the metal with 0000 steel wool or crocus cloth if you are worried about appearances. Some have said they have to sharpen the B. B. tools often. So do we all! Experienced turners working on hard wood sharpen their tools (even the expensive ones) several times an hour (I said sharpen, not grind) because dull tools don't perform. Keep these babies sharp and clean and they will serve as well as Sheffield steel for almost as long. Happy turning!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars losing the handle, August 24, 2008

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John Gaudi "wood turner" (san diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PSI Woodworking LCHSS8 HSS Wood Lathe Chisel Set, 8-Piece (Tools & Home Improvement)

After using several of the tools from this selection three of the tools began to loosen from the handles. I have been turning some seasoned stock and maybe these tools can't handle hardwoods. They seemed to work fine with green stock. Other than the loosening of the handles they perform fine. I solved the problem by shimming the tool stock back into the receiving end of the handle.