Crown roughing out gouges are traditionally made hot forged gouges are ground and finished by hand. The ideal tools for preliminary work to produce a round shape from square edge spindle stock.
Crown's H.S.S. Shallow flute 'Detail' Gouges are ideal for cutting coves and beads. The shallow flute permits a smoother cut and gives less vibrations due to more metal being under the flute.
Designed in conjunction with the professional British woodturner, Albert Harrison, this tool is excellent for cleaning out small boxes and goblets, giving an extremely clean finish.
Another 'Crown' special, the Wedge tool is 'user friendly'. Superb for making coves on spindle work and finish cuts on both faceplate and spindle projects. It also provides a smooth finish when making goblets. A recent innovation, the Splay Tool can be used as a Skew Chisel, a Box Scraper, a Shear Scraper and also for detail work on spindles.
These tools are made specifically for producing rings that are captured by the workpiece and feature a double bevel which results in only one tool being necessary to complete a ring.
With a dual bevel 'Cryogenic High Speed Steel' ring, these tools provide a superb finish when hollowing into end grain. Flat or curved shapes can be accommodated easily.
When making CrushGrind peppermills it is necessary to create an accurate recess within the mill body, into which the mechanism clips, retaining it in place.
This tool from manufactured from High Speed Steel, is specifically designed to cut a suitable recess.
Another 'Crown' special, this long boring tool is made completely from High Speed Steel with a spiral flute, which results in removing wood easier and quicker than ordinary Augers.
A must in the tool kit of every bowl turner. These tools are ideal for making bowls. They can produce either massive profiling cuts or delicate finishing cuts as necessary.
These are detailing tools used on between-centre work, where the grain is running parallel to the bed bars.They are used to create coves, beads and other profiles on goblets, vases and egg cups.