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Hurricane Turning Tools: The Perfect Blend of Quality and Affordability!
Hurricane Turning Tools is a premium brand of tools and wood lathe accessories that was created to meet the needs of both woodturners and woodworkers. Hurricane offers a comprehensive line of products covering wood turning tools, wood lathe chucks and jaws, drill bits, abrasives and more! Our products are made in the USA and throughout the world, balancing the need for both high performance and affordability.
Choose from traditional wood turning tools that are made using High Speed Steel, or upgrade to premium options like M2 or M42 Steel tools that are cryogenically treated for optimal performance! Our line of traditional wood turning tools features a wide range of options in a variety of sizes to fit any project!
Find The Perfect Tool For Any Wood Lathe Project!
Whether you are turning pens and small bowls on a mini lathe or large bowls and platters on a full-sized wood lathe, Hurricane has the right tools for your next project!
Types of Steel We Use in Our Wood Turning Tools
High Speed Steel (HSS)
Our High Speed Steel wood turning tools are designed for the beginning to intermediate woodturner but are also great for experienced turners that want a high quality tool at an affordable price.
They feature excellent edge-holding ability and will last 8x longer between sharpenings as compared to carbon steel.
M2 High Speed Steel
Wood turning tools made with M2 High Speed Steel offer superior toughness, wear-resistance and edge-holding compared to standard HSS. They will hold an edge longer, which means more turning and less sharpening!
We offer standard M2 HSS tools as well as cryogenically treated options for even greater performance.
All Hurricane M2 HSS Wood Turning Tools will ship pre-sharpened, so they can be used right out of the box!
M2 Cryo High Speed Steel
Hurricane offers cryogenically treated options within our M2 HSS line of wood turning tools.
All Hurricane Cryo Tools are triple-temper heat treated before being cryogenically frozen to provide each tool with superior edge-holding ability.
The process of cryogenically treating wood turning tools all increases wear-resistance by 3X vs. non-cryogenically treated tools!
M42 Cryo High Speed Steel
M42 High Speed Steel is a step up from M2. It is the highest quality wood turning tool that we offer and is ideal for seasoned wood turners and professionals.
M42 is a premium cobalt high speed steel with superior hardness, wear resistance and edge-holding ability. As a premium option, all of our M42 Steel tools are cryogenically treated.
The cutting edges on wood turning tools made from M42 high speed steel stay sharp and hard in heavy-duty and high production cutting applications such as turning wood on a lathe.
Learn More About Hurricane Wood Turning Tools
Bowl Gouges
Hurricane Bowl Gouges are perfectly designed for use on wood lathes for a variety of turning projects. Each bowl gouge is machined from round bar stock in diameters of 5/8", 1/2" and 3/8". Our bowl gouge offering includes tools made from HSS, M2 HSS or M42 HSS. Beyond these, we also offer many cryogenically treated options!
Spindle Gouges
Hurricane Spindle Gouges are used for detail work such as coves and beads in spindle turning work. They are available in 1/2", 3/8", and 1/4" diameter tools and are ideal for use on wood lathes.
Spindle Roughing Gouges
Hurricane Roughing Gouges are used specifically for spindle turning. Many wood turners use this tool to knock the corners off of square stock in spindle turning. Our roughing gouges are available in 1" and 2" widths both with a thickness of 1/5".
Never to be used for bowl turning.
Skew Chisels
The skew chisel is often considered challenging to use, but once mastered, will give a smooth finish unlike any other wood turning tool. Hurricane Skew Chisels can be used for planing, cutting beads, pommels and more. We offer skew chisels in widths from to 1/2" to 1 1/2".
Scrapers
Hurricane offers several varieties of scrapers for wood turning in widths from 1/2" to 1 1/2" and in thicknesses from 1/4" to 3/8". Our scrapers are available in many shapes, including round nose, square, curved and for cutting dovetails in bowl bottoms.
Parting Tools
While we do offer several specialty parting tools, Hurricane Parting Tools generally have a diamond shape with a cross section which allows for a reduction in friction of the tool against the sides of your workpiece. Our parting tools are ideal for a variety of projects on the wood lathe.
Discover Other Popular Product Lines From Hurricane Turning Tools!
Hurricane CBN Grinding Wheels
Hurricane offers 6 inch, 7 inch and 8 inch CBN Grinding Wheels in 80 or 180 grit. Ideal for sharpening HSS tools for woodturning and many other applications. Multiple arbor sizes are available to fit most bench grinders!
Hurricane Chucks and Jaws
Hurricane 4-Jaw Chucks are available in 4" and 5" sizes. We also offer a wide range of jaw options to fit any project. Spindle adapters are available to fit common lathes.
Hurricane Wood Lathe Accessories
Hurricane Turning Tools offers a variety of wood lathe accessories including Faceplates, Pen Mandrels, Tailstock Centers, Drive Centers, Spindle Adapters and more!
Hurricane Sandpaper and Abrasives
Hurricane offers a complete line of sandpaper and sanding discs in grits from 60 to 5,000! Our sandpaper is durable and affordable with many options to choose from.
Hurricane Abrasive products have a wide range of applications within the realm of wood turning but it is also perfect for metal, fiberglass, and automotive projects!
Roy G Brown
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
Great
J. Rex
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
This is a nice large roughing gouge. Came sharp. Great for large wood pieces, rounds the wood in no time. Well worth the money.
Ember
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
This 2" roughing gouge is so nice and comfortable to use both because of the length of the handle and the size and weight of this chisel making it easy to cut without concern of bouncing on the tool rest. It also came presharpened with a very sharp edge that was sealed in wax prior to shipping...very pleased with the performance so far
Kevin
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022
I have several tools from Hurricane. They’re not cheap and not nearly the most expensive. They do a really nice job. No need to pay for a more expensive name brand. Good heavy HSS that sharpens up well, holds a nice edge and turns out nice work.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2019
reçu rapidement, très satisfaite, merci
Tony A.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
Let me start by saying so far I have only used it once to rough out an end grain cherry blank....in that one use, I was able to see the quality of the gouge. The steel "looks" like my sorry tool steel, Not like my other Chinese tool steel which were purchased at the "freight" store down by the "harbor"....At first glance you can feel the quality in how heavy this tool is, I was not expecting how thick it is. For this pri e I expected less to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised.It came moderately sharp, I did not sharpen it yet, however, I plan too of course. After turning a small bowl from this cherry I even had to sharpen my Sorby tools...this one held right up here with them.Bottom line: take the chance, at 1/4 the price of other similar sized gouges, I feel that I've got my money's worth for sure. Keep in mind I've only used it once however, if something awful happens I will update my review.
paco
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017
The grind was a little bit off but that was easy enough to fix. It was not super-sharp as delivered, but many cutting tools require honing, lapping, or sharpening at first anyway. No big deal. What do you expect for $50? It's HSS, it sharpens fine, and it works great. A great value
David L.
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2015
This is the tool that I do 95% of my turning with. It's beefy enough that I can use it as an exercise club! While it won't give more than a decent warm-up, its bulk certainly helps it resist chatter while cutting on the lathe. It makes turning go at a speed that is actually profitable compared to the 1" roughing gouge I had been using.I like how wide its edge is. Since it's curved you only ever use a small section of the blade to cut. However it's still a wider cutting section than using a smaller gouge and since it has such an ample compass you effectively have three cutting edges on one tool!I turn pens from natural limbs and end up using the central section for the initial rounding and either wing for wasting material. I took those wings back a little bit on the grinder and now they cut like over-sized round scrapers, removing material smoothly and with beautiful speed. If could choose but two lathe tools to work with on a spindle turning it would be this one and a smaller scraper for adding on the final touches.As for whether this is actual high speed steel I don't doubt it.I'm something of a pen turner and I can turn 5 or 6 pens in soft wood before I become dissatisfied with quantity and quality of shavings flying off my work. For hard but well behaved wood like mahogany I'll cut 3 and then dutifully touch up the edge. Working with material that is just inexplicably hard I'll cut 1 or 2 and then I do what I must.If that sounds unsatisfactory to anyone then your tools probably aren't sharpened often enough to do their job properly and you're probably shooting yourself in the foot time-wise for being that much a miser.All in all, for me, it paid for itself within two or so hours, and if it last me a year I think I should have received a tremendous value in return for what I paid.
Les Barrett
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2013
I already had a great Sorby 1-1/2" roughing gouge. But the price for this one was very good; and I have found the other Hurricane tools to be a pretty good deal of quality vs cost. I had to sharpen it out of the box. That's not the end of the world. Sharp gouges straight from the factory are a pleasure, as you can put them right to wood; however, over the life of the tool, it means only one extra sharpening if you need to do the initial honing.The gouge works well, and holds an edge well - the two important aspects of any gouge. In some situations, the sheer size does make the chance of a catch very small.
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