Woodturning

Built to Outlast the Lathe You Bought It For The Discovery SK100 is built from solid stainless steel and machined to a tight tolerance, so the jaws and lathe spindle stay in true contact through years of regular use. The stainless construction means...

Everything You Need to Start Turning, In One Box The Discovery SK100 package puts a complete workholding setup on your lathe in one purchase. You get the chuck and enclosure, an interchangeable backplate matched to your spindle thread, Type C dovetail...

Serrated Inside and Out for End Grain and Green Wood The Type H Gripper Jaws bite from both directions. Serrations machined into the internal and external walls put steel teeth into the workpiece on whichever face you're holding from, giving you a...

When the Blank Outgrows Your Standard Jaws The Colossus jaws are the largest gripper profile Axminster makes, expanding into a 150 mm (5.91") dovetailed recess or compressing onto a 125 mm (4.92") spigot. That's the kind of capacity you reach for when...

Jaws Built to Bite Originally coined the "Piranha" for its sheer holding power, the Deep Grip Jaws bring a 40 mm (1.57") engagement depth and ridged gripping faces to bear on tall vessels, deep boxes, and the awkward shoulders of unseasoned timber. That...

Thirty-Five Years of Evolution, Built Into One Chuck Body Axminster built one of the world's first four-jaw self-centering chucks for woodturners more than thirty-five years ago. The Evolution SK114 is what that design looks like today, refined by...

The Foundation of the Axminster Jaw System These accessory mounting jaws are the connection point between your GK100 or SK100 chuck and Axminster's full range of accessory and specialty jaws — including dovetail, gripper, and Colossus profiles...

The Foundation of the Axminster Jaw System These accessory mounting jaws are the connection point between your Evolution SK114 chuck and Axminster's full range of SK114-compatible accessory and specialty jaws. CNC-machined in Axminster, UK, for a...

From Roughing Cut to Final Finish, Without Switching the Chuck More than thirty-five years ago, Axminster built one of the world's first four-jaw self-centering chucks for woodturners. The Evolution SK114 is what that design has become after three...

Close-In Access, Three Sizes, One Jaw Body The 3-in-1 set is built around a 50 mm (2") O'Donnell jaw drilled and threaded to accept two interchangeable inserts. Loosen four cap-head screws, slide the inserts in or out, and the same jaw body covers three...

Hold the Rim Gently, Cut the Foot Cleanly Eight conical rubber buttons grip the rim from the outside, pulling a finished bowl gently back against the aluminum jaw plates. With the rim cushioned and the foot exposed, you can clean up the tenon, sign the...

Off-Center Turning Without the Workaround Shift the turning axis on demand. The Eccentric Spiraling Chuck mounts on Type C Dovetail Jaws and lets you produce candlesticks, goblets, jewelry, and box designs that simply aren't possible with the work...

The Most Secure Way to Hold a Mid-Size Bowl For mid-size bowl and platter work, the Type A Plus expands into a 100 mm (3.94") dovetailed recess or grips an 80 mm (3.15") dovetail spigot — the most secure and most accurate way to hold a piece on...

Reverse-Chuck Big Bowls Without a Mark Sized for larger work, the 400 mm Button Jaws grip bowls up to 400 mm (15.75") in diameter using rubber buttons that pull the finished piece gently back against the aluminum jaw plates. With the rim cushioned and...

Built for Small Bowls, Vases, and Goblets The Type B is the small-bowl dovetail in the Axminster range — expanding into a 62 mm (2.44") dovetailed recess or gripping a 25 mm (0.98") dovetail spigot. Vase shoulders, goblet stems, and small bowl...

When the Chuck Is Just Out of Reach When a large bowl is mounted or the banjo is in the way, a standard chuck key often won't reach the pinion. The long chuck key gives you 255 mm (10") of shaft to clear those obstacles, so you can tighten or release...

The Drive Center Most Spindle Turners Reach For These 4-prong drive centers are designed to give non-slip drive when turning between centers. Four sharpened prongs bite into the end-grain, and the hardened center point keeps the work true on the spindle...

Versatile Hold for Bowls, Boxes, and Goblets The Type C is one of the most versatile and popular jaw sets in the Axminster range — expanding into a 70 mm (2.76") dovetailed recess or gripping a 56 mm (2.20") spigot via the stepped internal...

Safer, Faster, More Accurate Than a Prong Drive The Pro Drive is safer, more versatile, and more accurate than the common 2- or 4-prong drive centers. A sharp toothed outer ring provides the drive, while a spring-loaded stainless steel center point...

Stay on the Chuck — Type C Covers Most SK114 Work A larger-diameter version of one of Axminster's most versatile and popular jaw sets, the SK114 Type C expands into a 70 mm (2.76") dovetailed recess or grips a 56 mm (2.20") spigot via the stepped...

The Standard 60° Live Center for Tailstock Support This is the most familiar live revolving center, and the one most turners use. The 60° hardened tip and two sealed-for-life, dust-proofed bearings cover 90% of turning applications —...

The Mega Dovetail for Hefty Bowl Blanks The Type M (M for Mega) is the largest dovetail jaw in the SK100 system — an external dovetail of 125 mm (4.92") or an internal recess of 100 mm (3.94") at 16 mm (0.63") deep. These are the jaws to choose...

Friction-Drive Pair for Safer Spindle Work A matched pair: a ring friction drive at the headstock and a ring-and-center-point live center at the tailstock, with rings cut to identical diameter so you can swap the work end-for-end without losing...

The Universal Live Center for Tailstock Work Built to be the universal live center: six interchangeable tip profiles thread into a single body cut on a precision taper, so each tip runs perfectly concentric. Two sealed bearings keep the body smooth...

Big Hold for Platters and Hollow Forms The Type G is built for big work. A large external dovetail grips platters and bowl blanks at the rim, while the serrated inner jaw face bites into hollow-form interiors and end-grain pieces — one set of jaws...

Stainless Live Center With a Spring-Loaded Point The Pro Live Center matches the 21 mm Pro Drive exactly — same stainless steel construction, same head profile, same dimensions. Set up a between-centers workflow with both ends paired and you can...

Bore Without Withdrawing the Bit An excellent improvement on the standard hollow live center, this version features three chip-ejection ports so during use the bit doesn't have to be completely withdrawn from the tailstock. With short and long removable...