HannesTool Gouge

Johannes Michelsen has been turning woodhats for 18 years and for 14 years before that all kinds of other woodturnings.

In all that time he could not help but ponder what would make this a better experience. And the answer is a better tool a tool with serious ergonomic considerations and intentions.

And that is this tool the HannesTool.

• Large handle 22.5” long with TPE molded on1″od aluminum
• Small Handle 18″ long is TPE molded on ¾” aluminum tube with ½” id
• Both handles have lead shot for vibration damping.
• 1 1/4″ is for spindle roughing, usually in a shorter version of the large handle
• 1” steel used for roughing spindles and face plate items
• ¾” steel for big cuts roughing and shaping
• 5/8” for basic shaping
• Small handle 17” with ½” piece of steel for final shaping
• Final cut is accomplished with a piece of 3/8” also in the small handle.
• Inserts are used for accommodating steel smaller than hole in tube

The handle has these 3 lobes. The shape of the Thermo-plastic handle is very important, the main ergonomic consideration is this unique triangular shape. Between the 3 lobes are 3 grooves, one of the grooves between these lobes is for the pads of your knuckles, the second groove is for your finger tips and the third is for your thumb.

This tri-lobed design gives you a far better grip on the tool with less gripping effort on your part. You can hold this tool and control this tool much more delicately and finely, yet with more strength and control, all the while using less effort therefore less fatigue.

All these things add up to protecting your wrist your elbow your shoulder, allowing you to turn longer and having more fun while you’re doing it.

With over a year and a half of research and development we arrived at the most perfect durometer “hardness or forgiveness” not only is this the most comfortable in your hand but also best balanced for optimum vibration absorbing material.

The steel is A-11 steel triple tempered its cryogenically treated and it comes delivered to you with the perfect Michelsen Grind on the gouge.

The HannesTool is the pinnacle of high quality woodturning tools; providing you with the ultimate wood turning experience.