The Easy Wood Tools Easy Start Finisher is a carbide woodturning tool designed for making coves, hollows, sweeping curves, and final shaping. Ideal for pens, wine bottle stoppers, spindles, and small bowls or shaped projects, it supports beginners as they refine form while offering experienced turners a smooth, low‑maintenance finishing option.
Featuring a replaceable round carbide cutter and a 9.5mm square section bar that sits flat on the tool rest, the Easy Start Finisher delivers excellent stability and easy control with no sharpening required.
Economical and intuitive, it is particularly well suited to beginners, education settings, and training environments, while remaining a practical alternative for experienced turners looking for a controlled, predictable finishing tool.
Designed to produce smooth, flowing cuts, the Easy Start Finisher is ideal for forming curves, refining hollows, and achieving clean final shapes.
The square section bar ensures the tool remains flat and steady on the tool rest, and when used parallel to the floor at centre height, the risk of catches and snatches is virtually eliminated, helping turners work confidently during finishing cuts.
What you get
Round carbide cutter fitted as standard
Hex key for easy cutter rotation or replacement
230mm American maple handle with copper ferrule for added strength
Colour‑coded handle for easy identification within the Easy Start range
With no sharpening needed, maintenance is simple - when the edge becomes dull, just loosen the fixing screw and rotate the cutter to a fresh edge.
Easy Wood Tools’ long‑lasting carbide cutters keep an edge many times longer than HSS and are suitable for turning dry or green wood, as well as acrylics.
The shaft is engraved with the corresponding carbide cutter reference number for easy identification.
All Easy Wood Tools are 100% made in the USA.
Specifications
Overall length: 318mm
Bar profile: 9.5mm square section
Optional upgrade
Negative rake carbide cutters are available separately and work particularly well on acrylics, polyester, and resin materials, while also producing a finer, smoother finish on timber as skills develop.