HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel for woodturning

The HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel is designed for scraping and finishing operations in woodturning. Its rounded profile is particularly suitable for working on curved and concave surfaces found when turning bowls, dishes, shallow hollow forms and many other projects.

After working with a bowl gouge or spindle gouge, small tool marks, irregularities or areas requiring slight correction may remain. This is precisely where the HAMLET HCT117 rounded scraper becomes particularly useful.

It allows light, controlled passes to progressively improve the surface of the workpiece before sanding and applying the final finish.

A versatile 19 mm rounded scraper

With its 19 mm width, the HAMLET HCT117 provides an excellent balance between stability, precision and versatility.

Its rounded cutting profile is particularly suitable for working on:

• Concave surfaces.

• The inside of bowls.

• Dishes and shallow vessels.

• Curved internal profiles.

• Progressive curves.

• Transitions between different shapes.

• Open hollow forms.

• Finishing operations before sanding.

Its versatile 19 mm size makes it a useful addition to a woodturner's everyday tool collection.

Ideal for finishing bowls

When turning a bowl, most of the hollowing work is generally carried out using a suitable bowl gouge. Once the main shape has been achieved, however, certain areas may still show small tool marks or require minor correction.

The HAMLET HCT117 rounded scraping chisel can then be used to progressively refine these surfaces.

Its rounded profile is particularly useful for following the concave shapes found inside bowls and dishes.

The aim is to obtain the smoothest and most even surface possible directly from the lathe before moving on to abrasives.

Improve the surface finish before sanding

Sanding is naturally an important part of finishing a turned wooden piece, but obtaining a clean surface directly from your turning tools can significantly reduce the amount of sanding required.

The HAMLET 19 mm rounded scraper can be used to:

• Correct small surface irregularities.

• Reduce marks left by previous tools.

• Even out the surface.

• Refine concave profiles.

• Prepare the workpiece for sanding.

• Reduce the time spent using abrasives.

A few careful passes with the right tool can sometimes save a surprising amount of sanding. For regular woodturners, these small improvements can make the whole finishing process considerably more enjoyable.

Rounded profile for concave surfaces

The main feature of the HAMLET HCT117 is its rounded end profile.

Unlike a straight scraper, a rounded scraper can follow the curves of the workpiece more naturally.

It is therefore particularly suitable for:

• Bowls.

• Dishes.

• Shallow hollow forms.

• Concave surfaces.

• Internal curves.

• Open hollowing work.

Its geometry also allows the turner to refine a specific area without necessarily having to rework the entire profile previously created.

Rounded scraper or straight scraper?

A rounded scraper and a straight scraper do not perform exactly the same tasks, which makes them highly complementary tools.

A straight scraper is particularly useful for relatively flat surfaces and areas requiring a straight cutting profile.

The HAMLET HCT117 rounded scraper, on the other hand, is better suited to curves and concave surfaces.

Having several scraper profiles in the workshop allows the woodturner to select the most suitable tool for the shape being produced rather than trying to perform every finishing operation with a single scraper.

Made from M2 high-speed steel

The HAMLET HCT117 rounded scraping chisel is manufactured from M2 high-speed steel (HSS), a material widely used for traditional woodturning tools.

High-speed steel is particularly suitable for this type of tool because it combines good wear resistance with the ability to be resharpened.

As the tool is used, its working edge can be resharpened to restore the edge required for effective scraping.

With regular maintenance and correct sharpening, an HSS woodturning tool can remain part of a turner's workshop for many years.

A resharpenable woodturning tool

Like other traditional HSS woodturning tools, the HAMLET HCT117 is designed to be resharpened.

The effectiveness of a scraper depends greatly on the condition of its working edge. When the edge begins to lose its effectiveness, sharpening allows the tool to perform correctly again.

Regular light sharpening is generally preferable to continuing to work with a tool that has become excessively dull.

This ability to resharpen the tool is one of the major advantages of traditional HSS woodturning tools.

Supplied handled and sharpened

The HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel is supplied handled and sharpened.

This means you receive a complete woodturning tool without having to manufacture or fit a separate handle.

The handle provides the leverage and control required to support the tool correctly against the tool rest while scraping.

Good control is particularly important during finishing work, where smooth, progressive movements help achieve a more consistent surface.

HAMLET tools for woodturning

HAMLET offers a wide range of traditional tools specifically designed for woodturning.

The range includes:

• Roughing gouges.

• Spindle gouges.

• Bowl gouges.

• Scrapers.

• Skew chisels.

• Parting tools.

• Beading and parting tools.

• Hollowing tools.

• Specialist woodturning tools.

The HCT117 complements these tools with a versatile rounded scraper primarily intended for finishing work.

The ideal complement to your woodturning gouges

A rounded scraper is not intended to replace a bowl gouge or spindle gouge. These tools are complementary.

The gouge is generally used for most shaping and hollowing operations, while the rounded scraping chisel is particularly useful when specific areas need to be refined or corrected.

It can therefore be used after a gouge to:

• Correct a small irregularity.

• Refine a curve.

• Improve a transition between profiles.

• Work on a concave area.

• Prepare the surface before sanding.

This complementary role makes the HCT117 a useful addition to a well-equipped woodturning workshop.

Suitable for beginners and experienced woodturners

The HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel can be a useful tool for both beginners and experienced woodturners.

For beginners, it provides an opportunity to learn traditional scraping techniques and gradually expand a first set of woodturning tools.

For more experienced turners, it becomes a practical finishing tool to keep close to the lathe.

A small mark inside a bowl, a curve that still needs a little refinement or an area you would rather not completely rework with a gouge: these are exactly the situations where having a rounded scraper close at hand can be particularly useful.

Main features of the HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel

• Brand: HAMLET

• Reference: HCT117

• Tool type: rounded scraping chisel / rounded scraper

• Application: woodturning

• Width: 19 mm

• Profile: rounded

• Material: M2 high-speed steel (HSS)

• Main use: scraping and finishing

• Suitable for concave surfaces

• Ideal for open hollow forms

• Suitable for bowls and dishes

• Supplied with handle

• Supplied sharpened

• Resharpenable tool

Why choose the HAMLET HCT117 19 mm rounded scraping chisel?

The HAMLET HCT117 is an excellent complement to traditional woodturning tools.

Its 19 mm width provides excellent versatility, while its rounded profile makes it particularly suitable for working on curves and concave surfaces.

It is especially useful for:

• Finishing the inside of bowls.

• Turning dishes.

• Working on shallow hollow forms.

• Finishing open hollow forms.

• Correcting small irregularities.

• Refining concave surfaces.

• Preparing workpieces before sanding.

• Complementing a set of gouges and scrapers.

It may not be the first tool that comes to mind when putting together a woodturning tool kit, but once you start turning bowls and hollow forms, a good rounded scraper quickly becomes one of those tools you are glad to have within reach.

A HAMLET woodturning tool designed for long-term use

With its M2 high-speed steel construction, rounded profile and versatile 19 mm width, the HAMLET HCT117 rounded scraping chisel is designed to provide long-lasting service for woodturning finishing operations.

Resharpenable and versatile, it is an effective complement to gouges and other traditional tools used on a wood lathe.

For finishing bowls, dishes, shallow hollow forms, concave surfaces and open hollow forms, the HAMLET HCT117 is a simple, effective and useful addition to the woodturning workshop.