Easy Start Rougher - 3/8" Carbide Turning Tool

Pony Tools, Inc. has completed its first acquisition as part of its strategic growth initiative and is announcing the acquisition of Easy Wood Tools of Lexington, KY.  “This represents the result of our search for the very best strategic partners” according to Mr. Joseph Krueger, Pony Tools CEO. ” Both companies are excited about this opportunity.  By adding Easy Wood Tools to our Pony and Jorgensen product lines, we add tremendous value for all our customers, not only increasing the types of products offered, but expanding the depth of woodworking expertise under one roof.”

Turning has become quite a growing art with new and different innovations hitting the market in recent years.  It is an art that dates back to around 1300 BC when  a two-person lathe was developed by the Egyptians.  One person would turn the wood with a rope while the other used a sharp tool to cut shapes in the wood.  I guess you could say we’ve come a long way in technology.  But with the decline of industrial arts programs in our schools, the education of hands-on woodshop activity has seemingly been left to one organization which has taken on the responsibility of making sure the art of woodturning lives on.  That organization is the American Association of Woodtuners (AAW).  This organization is an international, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with over 15,000 members in the United States and throughout 33 different countries with 350 AAW Chapters.  These chapters are independent organizations of local enthusiasts who come together to learn more about the craft and enjoy fellowship with other turners.  Their voluntary mission is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in the art and craft of woodturning.

AAW programs to teach youth and the visually impaired the art of woodturning are growing at the national symposium level and expanding into local communities around the country.