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Easy Wood Tools Easy Start EASY ROUGHERâ„¢
Key Features
- Easy Start design – easy to use for all levels of turning experience
- Rougher removes material quickly, cleanly, and efficiently
- No sharpening required, simply rotate the carbide cutter to a fresh edge
- Solid carbide cutter keeps an edge many times longer than HSS
- Suitable for turning dry or green wood, acrylics, and resin
- 9.5mm sq section bar sits flat and steady on the tool rest for easy control
- American maple handle with copper ferrule for strength and durability
- Easy Wood Tools are 100% made in the USA
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An easy start for your woodturning
Get started with turning and with Easy Wood Tools, with the Easy Start collection. This beginner’s range of carbide tipped tools is the perfect introduction to carbide turning or for those looking for smaller tools for smaller projects.
- Handles are made from one-of-a-kind grained American Maple and feature a copper ferrule for strength
- All tools come with a fresh standard carbide cutter installed, and a hex key that fits the mounting screw
- The range features three cutting types with colour coded handles to make your turning easy from start to finish
Easy Rougher
Remove bulk material quickly and efficiently.
Easy Finisher
For creating curves and for final shaping.
Easy Detailer
Create fine details such as small coves and beads.
Why buy?
All tools come with a carbide cutter and hex key. These cutters retain their edge with no need for regular resharpening. When one edge does dull, simply flip the cutter and finally replace when needed. A range of optional cutters and replacement cutters are available too.
Easy to use
All Easy Wood Tools are held flat to the tool rest and parallel to the floor making them much easier to use than traditional tools.
Never sharpen again!
The premium grade carbide tipped cutters last at least ten times longer than HSS (High Speed Steel) before dulling. Meaning you can turn time and time again, with no need to sharpen.
Replace your cutters
When your edge finally dulls, simply replace it. All tool shafts are engraved with the corresponding engraved cutter number to make replacing cutters simple. See the range of cutters
Quality from end to tip
All carbide cutters feature the best grade carbide for lasting sharpness and a precision grind for a smooth and optimum edge for your turning.
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The Easy Wood Tools Easy Start Rougher is a carbide woodturning tool designed to help you begin your turning journey with confidence, while also offering experienced turners a simple, controlled alternative to traditional HSS tools. It is ideal for turning pens, wine bottle stoppers, spindles, and small bowls or shaped projects.
Featuring a replaceable carbide cutter and a 9.5mm square section bar that sits flat on the tool rest, the Easy Start Rougher delivers excellent stability and easy control with no sharpening required.
Economical and robust, it is particularly well suited to beginners, education settings, and training environments, while remaining a practical choice for experienced turners looking for a straightforward, low‑maintenance tool.
The Easy Start Rougher removes material quickly, cleanly, and efficiently, making it ideal for roughing work and establishing shape with minimal effort.
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 build confidence at the lathe.
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.
What you get
Square 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
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.