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Robert Sorby Traditional Bolster & Ferrule Chisel
F16906A
Traditional Bolster & Ferrule Chisel (F169)
Robert Sorby's Sheaf River range incorporates all the hallmarks of traditional craftsmanship evident in all our chisels.
With handles made in resourceful and tough American Ash the range includes our first butt and skew chisels, as well as our ever popular tapered and traditional styles.
The shorter butt chisels are popular in the USA and...
Robert Sorby Paring Chisel with Satinwood Handle
241
Paring Chisel with Satinwood Handle (F241)
Traditionally used by cabinet- and pattern-makers for shaving thin slivers of wood.
These paring chisels feature a long, flat, thin blade which tapers towards the cutting edge to give the finest of cuts when cleaning out grooves.
Normally used for hand paring with one hand on the handle and the other controlling blade.
Bevels on the top face enable...
Robert Sorby Registered Firmer Chisel
284
Thicker than conventional firmer chisels, registered chisels have the inherent strength to chop and lever out waste wood. Tapered from the shoulder to the cutting edge to give additional strength. Also suitable for less rigorous framing applications.
Robert Sorby Heavy Duty Framing Chisel
285
Heavy Duty Framing Chisel (285)
Long (10.1/2"), thick blade designed for large framing work when working with deep mortices where extra strength is required.
Blade tapers along its length.
The Heavy Duty Registered Chisel is fitted with ash handle.
Made with high quality High Speed Steel.
Available in 3 sizes.
Overall length 19.5"
Robert Sorby Slick Holster
289H
Slick Holster (F289H)
Purpose made leather holster for the Robert Sorby Slick (289).
The holster is especially useful when working outdoors.
Robert Sorby Texturing Tool
310
Texturing Tool (B310)
This tool will enhance the visual and tactile qualities of any turned project.
By rubbing the cutter across the turned project an interesting textured effect can be created.
The texture pattern can altered by changing the angle of the cutter, the speed of the lathe, the position of the tool rest and the type of wood.
The range of textures can vary from an orange peel...
Robert Sorby Sash Mortice Chisel
331
Sash Mortice Chisel (F331)
Traditional design.
Heavy section makes it ideal for levering out waste wood from deep mortice for tenons, locks and hinges.
Special 2 degrees side taper prevents binding in the cut.
Fitted with Satinwood handle.
May be used with light blows from a mallet.
Overall length 11"
Robert Sorby Sash Mortice Chisel with Soft Grip Handle
332
Sash Mortice Chisel with Soft Grip Handle (F332)
Unbreakable plastic handle.
Same rugged specification as the 331 series.
Designed more for on-site work where heavier blows may need to be taken.
Fitted with a robust unbreakable plastic handle.
Overall length 11"
Robert Sorby Corner Chisel
F33310B
Corner Chisel (F33310B)
Designed for squaring up the ends of mortices, grooves or housings.
Faces are precision ground to produce clean, accurate 90 degree angles.
A beautiful tool to use, delicately balanced.
Nowadays often used to clean up after using a router.
Sharpen each face individually using an oil stone.
Fitted with a fine boxwood handle.
Overall length 9.5"
Robert Sorby Gilt Edge Tapered Bolster & Ferrule Chisel
530
Gilt Edge Tapered Bolster & Ferrule Chisel (F530)
Robert Sorbys Sheaf River range incorporates all the hallmarks of traditional craftsmanship evident in all our chisels.
With handles made in resourceful and tough American Ash the range includes our first butt and skew chisels, as well as our ever popular tapered and traditional styles.
The shorter butt chisels are popular in the USA and...
Robert Sorby 10" Draw Knife
F56500R
10" Draw Knife (F56500R)
Draw Knives are one of the oldest woodworking tools around and were used in many occupations from Wheelwrighting to Coopering.
In the hands of a skilled craftsman these tools can be used to create massive roughing and shaping cuts or deft finishing cuts. Nowadays they are still used in chair and cricket bat manufacture.
They are also an essential part of any...
Robert Sorby 10" Bent Draw Knife
F56600R
10" Bent Draw Knife (F56600R)
Draw Knives are one of the oldest woodworking tools around and were used in many occupations from Wheelwrighting to Coopering.
In the hands of a skilled craftsman these tools can be used to create massive roughing and shaping cuts or deft finishing cuts.
Nowadays they are still used in chair and cricket bat manufacture.
They are also an essential part...
Robert Sorby Round Nose Scraper 1/2"
B801405
Round Nose Scraper (B801405)
Slightly narrower than the heavy duty scrapers but produced from thicker 1/2" (13mm section).
Designed for bowls and platters where a smooth curve is required.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Square Nose Scraper 1/2"
B801505
Square Nose Scraper (B801505)
Slightly narrower than the heavy duty scrapers but produced from thicker 1/2" (13mm section).
Designed for finishing convex and flat bottomed forms.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Box Hollower
B803003
Box Hollower (803H)
The unique Box Hollower is specifically designed for hollowing projects with straight sides and flat bottoms.
It is ideal for boxes and can also be used on larger projects, like tall vases.
Its broad cutter facilitates the rapid removal of waste wood.
Because the shank is a full 3/4" flat section, there is no fear of tool rotating inside.
Robert Sorby Spade End Cutter
804C02
Spade End Cutter (B804C02)
The Robert Sorby Spade End Cutter offers a broader cutting edge than the Ball End Cutter for additional smoothing.
Used for smooth shaping on the inside of bowls, vases and hollow forms.
This cutter is one of 14 that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across...
Robert Sorby Pointed End Cutter
804C03
Pointed End Cutter (B804C03)
The Robert Sorby Pointed End Cutter is perfect for roughing down, particularly on spindle work.
Use the angled sides for roughing out while the point provides the additional feature of allowing fine detail to be achieved.
This cutter is one of 14 that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond...
Robert Sorby Skew Cutter
804C04
Skew Cutter (B804C04)
The Robert Sorby Skew Cutter is excellent for getting into those tight corners when a clean square edge is required. This cutter is one of 14 that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across the top face. To gain best results and increase the longevity of the cutter this simple...
Robert Sorby Rim Cutter
804C05
Rim Cutter (B804C05)
As its name suggests, the Robert Sorby Rim Cutter is the ideal tool to deliver a fine rim on small bowls and boxes.
This cutter is one of 14 specialised tips that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across the top face.
To gain best results and increase the longevity...
Robert Sorby Mini Round Nose Cutter
804C06
Mini Round Nose Cutter (B804C06)
The Robert Sorby Mini Round Nose Cutter is the ideal tool to produce fine detail coves on small projects.
This cutter is one of 14 specialised tips that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across the top face.
To gain best results and increase the longevity...
Robert Sorby Side/End Box Cutter
804C08
Side/End Box Cutter (B804C08)
Designed to create parallel sides on boxes and vases the Robert Sorby Box Cutter is equally adept at creating flat bottomed surfaces and delivering those perfectly crisp corners on small projects.
The Box Cutter is one of 14 specialised tips that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file...
Robert Sorby Mushroom Cutter
804C09
Mushroom Cutter (B804C09)
The Robert Sorby Mushroom Cutter is excellent for producing an undercut under the rim of a bowl or mushroom.
This immensely popular shape is also available with the TurnMaster but the two cutters are not interchangeable.
The Mushroom Cutter is one of 14 specialised tips that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use...
Robert Sorby Half Radius Cutter
804C10
Half Radius Cutter (B804C10)
The Robert Sorby Half Radius Cutter is excellent for scraping the inside curve of any small project.
The Half Radius Cutter is one of 14 specialised tips that support a range of tools and offer incredible flexibility to the turner.
Sharpening:
Use a diamond file or honing stone flat across the top face.
To gain best results and increase the longevity...
Robert Sorby Captive Ring Cutter
805C
Captive Ring Cutter (805C)
The cutters are available in sizes: 3/16", 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2".
The Robert Sorby Captive Ring Tool has a user friendly flat shaft with a specially designed cutter seat.
The seat is machined into both sides of the shaft so that when cutting either side of the captive ring, the cutter is angled to the front and into the direction of the cut, giving...
Robert Sorby Oval Skew
809H
Oval Skew (809H)
The Robert Sorby Oval Skew Chisel is a delicately balanced tool.
Originally designed at Robert Sorby, the profile allows the tool to glide effortlessly along the tool rest without fear of the edges dragging on the rest.
This tool will smooth cylinders, clean the end grain of spindles, cut hallow curves beads, pummels and v-cuts e.g. star balustrading and chair legs.
The...
Robert Sorby Skew Chisel
810H
Skew Chisel (810H)
Rectangular in section, giving this type of skew more weight.
This makes it superb for large spindle work e.g. newel posts and table legs.
This tool now has a 'rolled' edge to help turners avoid catching an edge.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Spindlemaster
812H
Spindlemaster (812H)
The Spindlemaster’s enhanced tip, shear cutting action and highly polished bevel produce a very fine finish on all types of wood.
The polished back bevel helps to produce a high quality finish with exceptional results on softer, traditionally more difficult woods like pine.
The tool can be used to plane, bead, cove and trim end grain and is easy to use and sharpen.
Illustrated...
Robert Sorby Round Skew
813H
Round Skew (813H)
Intended for use on Spindle work.
Lightweight, making it highly manoeuvrable.
Ideal for production work.
Can be used on fine, detailed projects up to larger functional work to produce beads, coves, highlights and other details.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Easybeader
814H
Easybeader (814H)
The Easybeader is designed to quickly and efficiently cut a series of evenly spaced beads.
Conceived by a production turner who needed to produce bee-hive designs, the Easybeader is simple to use and easy to sharpen.
Comes complete with a full set of instructions.
Ideal to create honey dippers.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Unhandled Spindle Gouge
840
Unhandled Spindle Gouge (840)
These are detailing tools used on between-centre work, where the grain is running parallel to the lathe bed.
Spindle gouges are used to create coves, beads and other profiles on goblets, vases, bed posts, candle stick and other spindle products.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Excelsior Spindle Gouge
840GH
Excelsior Spindle Gouge (840GH)
These are detailing tools used on between-centre work, where the grain is running parallel to the lathe bed.
Spindle gouges are used to create coves, beads and other profiles on goblets, vases, bed posts, candle sticks and other spindle projects.
With an increased edge life by bonding Titanium Nitride to our existing HSS tools.
Sharpen in the same way as...
Robert Sorby Unhandled Bowl Gouge
842
Bowl Gouge Unhandled (842)
A must have in the tool kit of every bowl turner.
The unhandled tool allows the turner to add their own handle.
These bowl gouges are ideal for making bowls.
They can produce either massive profiling cuts or delicate finishing cuts as necessary.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Excelsior Bowl Gouge
842GL
Excelsior Bowl Gouge (842GL)
A must have in the tool kit of every bowl turner.
These bowl gouges are ideal for making bowls.
They can produce either massive profiling cuts or delicate finishing cuts as necessary.
Titanium Nitride (for increased performance and resistance to edge wear. The cutting edge will outlast normal tools by a minimum of 3 fold)
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Robert Sorby Multi-Scraper
B86800W
Multi-Scraper (868H10)
Shear scraping is a recently enhanced method of woodturning which relies on the presentation of the scraper at the shear angle.
This technique offers some significant advantages over conventional scrapers.
At the optimum angle of 45 degrees, the slicing action is safer and produces a superior finish.
Sanding is often unnecessary.
The risk of the cutter digging-in...
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Round Sidecut
B888/10
Modular Micro Round Sidecut (B888/10)
Designed for blending the parallel side wall and the curved bottom of vessels and boxes.
It is also excellent for undercutting the rims of small bowls.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro French Curve
B888/11
Modular Micro French Curve (B888/11)
The curved end profile makes this tool excellent for creating, smoothing and blending curved surfaces in bowl work and round bottomed boxes.
It can also be used to take an aggressive cut whilst retaining sensitivity for refining cuts.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Diamond Side Cut
B888/12
Modular Micro Diamond Side Cut (B888/12)
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Boring Tool
B888/6
Modular Micro Boring Tool (B888/6)
This tool is designed for boring out apertures and for straight hollowing on small projects.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Swan Neck Tool
B888/7
Modular Micro Swan Neck Tool (B888/7)
A great tool for developing the undercut and taking the hollowing shape to the next level.
Excellent for developing small hollow forms such as small vases and egg cups.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Skew
B888/8
Modular Micro Skew (B888/8)
The Micro 1/4” (6mm) Skew is ideal for woodturners who specialise in miniature pieces.
This tool is superb for miniature spindle work.
Feel confident working the intricacies required for scale models with this delicate instrument.
Lifetime HSS Guarantee.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Modular Micro Round Nose
B888/9
Modular Micro Round Nose (B888/9)
Micro round nose scraper from the micro tool range.
Used on bowls and platters to create smooth flowing curves.
This popular micro tool has a 50 % finer cutting edge than the smallest full sized equivalent, enabling the woodturner to create excellent results on incredibly small projects.
Compatible with the Robert Sorby Modular Micro Aluminium Handle (B888).
Robert Sorby Micro Sandmaster Set
B888SM
Modular Micro Sandmaster Set (B888SM)
The micro Sandmaster makes creating an ultra-smooth finish on turned pieces easy.
The Sandmaster comprises of an aluminium handle, micro Sandmaster head, 1" (25mm) foam pad and eight abrasive discs.
The intuitive design allows the head to be adjusted, so that hard to reach angles can be sanded. Simply angle the head into the project to be finished...
Robert Sorby Internal/External Caliper 8.1/2"
H978500
Internal/External Caliper 8.1/2" (H978500)
The design of these callipers allows not only the measurement of wall thickness but also inside dimensions like the size of an aperture.
As with double ended callipers the measurement at one end automatically transfers to the opposite.
Available in 6" and 8 1/2" models.
Robert Sorby Three Piece Micro Hollow/Ornamental Set
A38HS3T
This set of micro turning tools has been specifically designed for miniature hollowing.
Robert Sorby Five Piece Micro Turning Heavy Duty Tool Set
A46HS
Five Piece Micro Turning Heavy Duty Tool Set (A46HS5T)
Spindle turning set.
This intermediate set is for those projects a little larger in size.
They feature slightly heavier blade sections.
Ideal for small boxes and vessels up to 4".
Robert Sorby Five Piece Micro Hollowing Tool Set
A47HS
Five Piece Micro Hollowing Tool Set (47HS)
A combination set offering miniature hollowing tools and fine round skew chisels for spindle and detailing work.
Set includes:
Bedan
Curved Scraper
Hollowing Tool
1/8" Round Skew
1/4" Round Skew
Robert Sorby Five Piece Midi Woodturning Tool Set
A52HS5T
Five Piece Midi Woodturning Tool Set (A52HS5T)
The ideal turning tool combination for those preferring smaller tools. Five high quality HSS tools, all essential for bowl and spindle turning.
The A52HS5T, also known as the 52HS set, includes:
Spindle Roughing Gouge 3/8" (details spindle gouge)
Flat Skew Chisel 1/2" (ideal for smoothing spindle work)
Spindle Roughing Gouge 3/4"...
Robert Sorby Three Piece Modular Micro Hollowing Set
A87HS3T
This modular hollowing set is a great starter set for those wanting to experiment with hollowing forms in miniature.