The AXE™ Ron Campbell™ Signature tool Combo

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The AXE™ Ron Campbell™ Signature tool Combo

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The Stainless-Steel Ron Campbell™ Signature tool bar and AXE Pro handle combo ($15 savings when bought in this combo over separately) is designed from the ground up for the more experienced/professional turner with the added flexibility to be used with multiple bits for different tasks.

The Pro Series combo comes with both the Ron Campbell signature series bar, two bits (one 12mm, one 16mm flat round carbide) and the AXE Pro Series 5/8" bar handle. 

It’s made in the USA right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bar is full stainless steel for corrosion resistance. 

What Artist and Turner Ron Campbell had to say about the development of his signature tool:

"When the AXE™ and AXE Hybrid™ were introduce a few years ago the Hybrid Round quickly became one of my go to clean up tools. I found this smaller cutter to be an easy tool to make my finish cuts in shear mode. While it works just fine for all sizes of turnings, I found myself desiring a larger handle and bar while still retaining the smaller cutter size. Thus, in conjunction with Carter Products we started to develop my signature series bar.  

Aiming for professional turners like myself we changed some of the wear items like the 4/40 hex screw which when swapped often like is intended with this tool has the potential to get striped out. Thus, the Torx head screw. Very easy to loosen and rotate the cutter. Using the Torx head also allowed us also to develop new cutters and use some existing ones like shear cup cutters in both 10MM and the 12MM (should be available shortly). The shear cups are primarily intended for experienced/professional turners but add a whole new level to this tool. With all the selections of cutters both existing and in development this creates a truly professional tool that can go from large to small project with ease and never outgrow your tool."

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Due to the AXE series bevel this tool can also be rotated for shear cutting as needed. The Pro Series combo comes with both the Keith Lackner signature series bar, two bits (one small, one large) and the AXE Pro Series 5/8" bar handle.  

The AXE™ (patent pending) by Carter Products® was started years in testing and development to create a better quality, more functional carbide turning tool then what was already on the market. The early design and feedback from testers indicated that wood was the preferred handle material, and although we had initially envisioned a modular metal design with interchangeable tool bars, most of our testers indicated they didn’t want to stop working to change bars in and out, they just wanted to grab a tool and go! Thus, each standard tool is a stand-alone tool complete and ready to cut right out of the box. With further refinement we developed the Pro Series handle which is modular and can be used with not only Carter Pro bars, but also most 5/8" tool bars, from carbides to standard gouges and scrapers. 

The first departure from traditional woodturning tools is the handle with its flat sides and angled rear. The tapper and flats on the rear not only allow for a more comfortable grip, but in the round, square and Pro tools they allow for positive angle registration when sheer cutting with the tool slightly angled. To facilitate the transition of angled cutting, both the round, square and Keith Lackner Pro bar tipped tools have flat bases with slightly radius edges to allow smooth flowing movement from flat to angled. The diamond tool, which isn’t intended to be used at an angle, is completely flat on the base. So, when you combine the enhanced control and comfort handle with the radius edge bars we’ve set a new standard in carbide tools.

The next feature, which was highly requested, was the quick identification feature we incorporated into the ferrule of the handle. All tools in the AXE line (These are the full size, but we have plans for other sizes to follow) will repeat the same color code throughout the line. Thus, any size tool with a gold ferrule will be a detail tool. Any tool with a red ferrule will be a round tool, any tool with a blue ferrule will be a square tool and any tool with a Stainless ferrule is the Pro Series. This way, at a moment’s glance to the tool rest, the correct tool can be found every time. As we add other shapes or cutters, new colors will follow but remain consistent within the entire AXE line.

Other notable features that this tool has are as follows. It’s made in the USA right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bars are full stainless steel for corrosion resistance and unlike some tools it is over built with the main bar inserted into the handle a full 5” for added strength and long term durability. The handle is solid hard maple, sourced and machined also in the USA.

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