1 inch Skew Chisel, M2 Cryo High Speed Steel Wood Turning Tools with Beech Wood Handle

Equals my Robert Sorby tools in quality. Razor sharp out of the box; huge and heavy. Leaves a great finish. Well packaged. It is a purpose-built tool; can only be used for cleaning up the inside of larger bowls and other face work, it would not be terrible useful on other spindle turning, but it excels at its intended use. I will update this review if there are any long term quality issues; but I do not expect any. Excellent tool, especially for the money.

I am upgrading my lathe chisels from carbon steel but didn't want to break the bank. I took a leap based on the round nose scraper reviews and purchased the 1" skew. The skew was well protected in a plastic tube with foam at each end and in an Amazon cardboard box. Out of the tube, the skew cut like dream. I use my skews more like a negative rake scraper and it has performer flawlessly on some very hard woods such as Osage orange and Peruvian rosewood. So far so good.

Works well. Nice weight.

Hardness test was surprising at just under 65 hrc!!! Very good. Now the problem isn’t the steel , but it’s the actual bevels l. They are ground unevenly and makes the tool trail to the left or right. The finishing on the diamond had burrs left on it and uneven as well.The high hardness is fantastic - but not if the bevels are uneven! This is going to take forever to correct through reprofiling at this HRC. Only buy this if you have the belts and tools to correct the factory bevels.

no more chipping on pen turning with a little practice

Good design hard metal very sharp & good handle. Round the corners a bit and it will be your favorite turning tool.

Works well.

well made. did have to regrind the bevel as the angle was to steep to be safe and effective. Worked well after that