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The Keys to Woodpeckers Carbide Inserts:

Almost any carbide blend can deliver a long-lasting edge, but normal carbides are designed to be ground to a moderate edge and stay there a long time. They just dont have the fine grain structure necessary to be ground to a really keen edge like steel tools. But Woodpeckers inserts use a special nano-grain carbide matrix that rivals high speed steel for fine grain structure. Now you have the best of both worlds, a long-lasting edge that can be ground to a truly keen cutting edge.

Highly polished top face. Just like the flat side of a master woodworkers chisel or plane iron, the faces of our inserts are ground perfectly flat then polished to a mirror finish. The high polish strengthens and improves the edge by eliminating the grinding scratches.

Extremely fine grind on the bevel. The bevels on our inserts are ground using the finest diamond grinding wheels available in the carbide tooling industry. Even without magnification, you can see the difference between the grind quality on Woodpeckers inserts and any others on the market.

A shape for every job. Our larger square inserts come in three shapes straight edge, 2-inch radius and 4-inch radius. Similarly, there are two versions of our small square inserts, straight edge and 2-inch radius. Some folks find the radiused profiles easier to use, but the straight edge really shines when forming shoulders on tenons. In our diamond-shaped detail inserts we offer two options full sharp and radius. The radius detail insert allows you to create fine beads and coves just by working the tool back and forthno complicated rolling beads or scooping coves. The full sharp insert takes the word detail to a whole new meaning. It excels at creating fine accent lines and cleaning up tight transition areas.

Get the right insert regardless of your tool brand. In the images above, youll find a chart that shows which of our inserts fit other brands of tools. Do your turnings a favor and switch to Woodpeckers carbide inserts.