Are these chisels suitable for turning?

[Jorica]

Hi there,

Someone local is selling these chisels on behalf of a family member but they don't have any information on them. Do they look suitable for wood turning? Or are they only for hand-carving?

They're only up for £10 and they appear brandless so will probably be low quality, but as a newbie they'll just be for practicing.

Cheers!

Jorica

 

[Duncan A]

They're carving chisels.
Don't try using them on a lathe!

 

[Jorica]

They're carving chisels.
Don't try using them on a lathe!

Thank you for the speedy reply Duncan! I'll avoid them.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

yep, they're allegedly carving chisels.

 

[Eshmiel]

yep, they're allegedly carving chisels.

Indeed - they can be found in many a cheap-tool emporium for anything between £20 & £60 the set. They get very poor reviews: cheese metal; wonky handles that fall off easily; blade shapes that are far from the traditional carving shapes and are difficult to shape & sharpen.

 

[Lons]

Useless for carving and downright dangerous to use on a lathe. That's why they're £10. Avoid them like the plague.

 

[Jacob]

Go for it! Not for turning but they might serve as a starter set for carving. Even if useless it'd be a learning experience; you'd certainly need to get on top of sharpening!

 

[Eshmiel]

Go for it! Not for turning but they might serve as a starter set for carving. Even if useless it'd be a learning experience; you'd certainly need to get on top of sharpening!

 

[mwinfrance]

With Jacob on this..yeah they won't be great for sculpture. Definitely dangerous for lathe work..just don't, lathe gouges are the shape and size that they are for good reason. But, as to these ones, for sculpture, they'll be cheap enough that you can find out if sculpture interests you without spending more than a tenner.If it does, replace the ones that irritate you as you can with better.Or buy one of the sets that Eshmiel is currently reviewing.The best brands are spendy, that is a lot of money to layout for a hobby that might be dropped due to lack of real interest / talent.

Initially missed Eshmiel's first comment, ( above the ads ) took the smiley for agreement with Jacob, so have now edited my post to make it coherent.