The 1/2” diameter tool is a good choice for turning bowls. This was our very first tool on the market.  It is an efficient tool that removes wood very quickly and will produce outstanding finishes prior to sanding.

All tools are shipped with the screw and cutter installed along with a T-15 Flag Style Torx wrench for cutter rotation.

• Use the same tool for rough turning as well as finishing turning.
• With good tool control, the larger diameter cutter helps achieve a smooth finish cut. 
• For the smoothest cut, always cut with the grain.
• This tool uses the # 4 Cutter, # 4 Screw, and the # 4 Torx Wrench

The 3/8” diameter tool is a good choice for turning bowls. This was our second tool on the market.  It is an efficient tool that removes wood very quickly and will produce outstanding finishes prior to sanding.

All tools are shipped with the screw and cutter installed along with a T-15 Flag Style Torx wrench for cutter rotation.

• Use the same tool for rough turning as well as finishing turning.
• With good tool control, the larger diameter cutter helps achieve a smooth finish cut. 
• For the smoothest cut, always cut with the grain.
• Many turners such as box makers use this tool to smooth the interior floor of the box.
• This tool uses the # 3 Cutter, # 3 Screw, and the # 3 Torx Wrench

Small Tapered Straight Tool

The Small Tapered Straight tool is often a “go to” tool used by many woodturners for both outside and inside turning.  Similar to all hook tools, the cutter is to be used at about a 45 degree angle.  The best use of this tool is on vessels when the reach is 3” or less.  The following is useful information to use the tool.

https://huntertoolsystems.com/how-to-videos

The overall length of this tool is 8”.  The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems.  The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle.  Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market.  By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

Badger Straight Tool

The Badger Straight Tool was designed for the box makers and the turners who like to work on smaller but deep vessels.  The 5/8″ shank with a turned taper to hold the # 3 Cutter provides the woodturner the right tool to smooth out those deep vessels and boxes.  The following is useful information to use the tool. 

https://huntertoolsystems.com/how-to-videos

The handled Badger Straight tool is provided with a 16” wood handle and has a shaft projection of 8”.   Without a handle, the overall length of the tool is 11”.  We recommend a 16” handle with about 3” of the shaft epoxied into the handle.