Review
GMC ML1000 Wood Lathe: Discontinued — What to Buy Instead
A budget bench lathe from a brand that left the market in 2008. What still matters on a used one, and what a modern lathe does better.
Lathes & Turning
Review
Crown Ellsworth Signature Bowl Gouge Review
A deep-fluted bowl gouge ground to David Ellsworth's swept-back profile. The grind is the product, and it is not a beginner's tool.
8.7
Review
Northwood Turning Tools — and the Amazon Alternative
Northwood is a value turning brand with limited distribution. For a first set of HSS tools on Amazon, Sorby is the safe answer.
8.4
Review
Sherwood SCA-900 Lathe Copy Attachment — and What Amazon Has Instead
A copy attachment traces a template to turn identical spindles. Nothing on Amazon does this, so here is the honest alternative.
8.4
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Robert Sorby Modular Tool Rest System Review
Stem posts and cross bars you buy separately and combine. Fix the one thing that ruins more turning than blunt tools: a bad rest.
8.3
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Robert Sorby 67HS Turning Tool Set Review
Five or six proper HSS tools with full-size handles, aimed at someone starting out. Good steel, and more tools than a beginner needs.
8.4
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NOVA Cole Jaws Review
Rubber buttons on an aluminium plate that grip a bowl rim so you can turn the foot off. One job, and nothing else does it as safely.
8.5
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NOVA SuperNova2 Woodturning Chuck Review
The chuck most turners settle on after their first one. Single-handed operation, a 1045 steel body, and a jaw range that stays useful as the lathe gets bigger.
8.8