What tool do you use for pen turning?

[Skewer]

My favorite pen turning tool is a small hss 1/2 inch skew, its easy to control and easier to keep sharp.

 

[Skie_M]

Sandpaper, start with 6 and work my way to 12000 MM.

6?

So ... you start with little pebbles glued to a piece of paper?

I'm hoping you actually meant 60 grit.

 

[MikeinSC]

When I first got started I was asked what I would be turning. When I told the man I would mostly be turning pens, he put an Easy Wood finishing tool in my hands and said that's all you'll really need. And he wasn't lying. To this day, I still use the rounded finishing tool.

 

[RedBeard]

I recently made myself a carbide tool and I still keep reaching for a little 3/8" gouge for the majority of my pens. I think I just have to get used to the carbide.

 

[Charlie_W]

I've used the HSS gouges and they work fine if sharp . I bought all the Ewt tools except the diamond and they are good, but recently I bought the Rockler roughing carbide kit that comes without a handle and made a handle for it and now that's my new favorite!

I noticed that on sale. Does it cut flat like EWT or on a bevel?

This tool shows " No Longer Available " on Rockler's site.
Here is the only review listed.

 

[ssajn]

I use the first tool I touch that's sharp. :biggrin:
But I can't warm up to carbide.