Robert Sorby

Name: Robert Sorby
Address: Sheffield, GB
Telephone: +441142250700
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Robert Sorby is the world's premier manufacturer of specialist wood working tools with a heritage dating back over two hundred years.

Robert Sorby is the world’s leading manufacturer and exporter of specialist woodturning and woodworking tools and equipment, with a proud heritage dating back almost 200 years. Our tools can be bought over the counter or online through our worldwide network of dealers. Today, our factory in Sheffield, England, produces an extensive selection of high quality woodturning, woodcarving and woodworker's tools. These are much sought after in all corners of the world.

02/09/2026

✨Monthly Product Focus: Eccentric Chuck✨

The Robert Sorby Eccentric Chuck is the most advanced chuck available for multi-centre turning!

Its unique offset boss allows for easy, precise adjustments without removing the workpiece from the chuck. This boss accepts three different drive components, giving you multiple options for mounting your work. The Eccentric Chuck can drive from the headstock with or without tailstock support, and the boss can be offset in increments up to 1 ¼" (30mm) from the zero datum point🛠️

The product includes three major components:

Screw Chuck - The 1" (25mm) x ⅜" (10mm) diameter parallel wood screw delivers exceptional grip in both side grain and end grain. It requires an 8mm diameter pilot hole🪵

Faceplate - The faceplate offers an alternative method of securing the workpiece, giving the turner greater flexibility in approach - ideal for larger projects🪵

Hexagonal Ball & Socket Drive - The hexagonal ball-and-socket unit allows the workpiece to be angled up to 20 degree from the lathe’s axis, allowing the system to drive the work between centres - ideal for turning cabriole legs. The flanged, pre-drilled socket easily attaches to the workpiece and can be repositioned to index a variety of polygonal sections. This enables eccentric turning at one end of the piece that smoothly transitions back to concentricity at the other end🪵

For more information on the Robert Sorby Eccentric Chuck and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

03/08/2026

✨Monthly Product Focus: Patriot Chuck Jaws, Inserts & Exerts✨

Expand the capabilities of your woodturning setup with Robert Sorby's range of inserts, extenders, and jaws. Inserts are designed to adapt chucks and accessories to different spindle thread sizes, extenders provide additional reach for improved access and clearance, while interchangeable jaws securely hold a wide variety of workpiece shapes and sizes.

Inserts - adapt a wide range of chucks, allowing them to fit virtually any woodturning lathe 🛠️

Exerts - extend the position of a chuck away from the lathe spindle, providing additional clearance for improved tool access when turning🪵

Standard Jaws - provide a secure grip on the most common tenon and recess sizes 🛠️

Pin Jaws - ensures a precise grip on small tenons, small recesses, and internal diameters 🪵

Long Nose Jaws - provide an extended, secure grip on small or hard-to-reach workpieces 🛠️

Zero Jaws - created to hold very small or delicate workpieces with exceptional accuracy 🪵

Deep Grip Jaws - ensures a powerful hold on large tenons and deep recesses 🛠️

Bowl Reversing Jaws - securely hold finished bowls in reverse, allowing the base or foot to be safely refined and completed without damaging the workpiece 🪵

Pen Jaws - firmly grip pen blanks and other small cylindrical workpieces 🛠️

For more information on Robert Sorby's Patriot Chuck Inserts, Exerts and Jaws, visit our website - Link in bio!

28/07/2026

Robert Sorby offers a variety of callipers, suitable for a wide range of woodturning projects and applications🪵

The Robert Sorby Vessel Callipers are designed for measuring internal dimensions and thin wall thicknesses. The straight arm makes it especially useful for accessing narrow forms. Measurements can be read from either end for enhanced ease when in use.

🛠️ Available in three different model sizes:
2 ½" (64mm) | 5" (127mm) | 10" (254mm)

The Robert Sorby Double-Ended Callipers are an essential addition to any turner’s toolkit, ideal for measuring both wall thickness and diameters. Their design allows measurements taken at one end to be automatically transferred to the opposite end, enabling accurate readings without removing the callipers from the workpiece

🛠️ Available in two different model sizes:
4" (102mm) | 7" (178mm)

The Robert Sorby Internal/External Callipers are designed not only for measuring wall thickness, but also for taking internal dimensions, such as aperture sizes. As with double-ended callipers, a measurement taken at one end is automatically transferred to the other.

🛠️ Available in two different model sizes:
6" (152mm) | 8 ½"(216mm)

For more information on our range of callipers and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

21/07/2026

The Robert Sorby Precision Boring System enhances the accuracy of hole boring into workpieces. This set works cohesively with the Indexing System, maximising the potential for refined and meticulous boring🛠️🪵

The tool system enables controlled, angled drilling for the accurate insertion of inlay materials, allowing craftsmen to produce highly customised and decorative woodworking components. When used in conjunction with a compatible tool post/stem from the Robert Sorby Modular Tool Rest System, the kit offers universal compatibility across most woodturning lathes.

Set contents:
Bushes x3 | drills x3 | precision boring head x1

Metric and imperial versions are both available for versatility and user convenience.

For more information on the Robert Sorby Precision Boring System and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

07/07/2026

The Robert Sorby Long & Strong Spindle Gouge is designed for precise shaping and detailing on long-grain spindle turnings. Ideal for creating beads, coves, and V-cuts, it offers excellent control and strength, making it a versatile choice for a wide range of spindle-turning projects and fine finishing work. The extended reach makes it easier to embellish workpieces in confined spaces, whilst reducing any vibrations during deep, high-performance turning🪵🛠️

✅ HSS blade for refined cutting edges
✅ Satinwood handles for strength, durability, and lightweight handling
✅ Brass ferrule for enhanced wear-resistance
✅ Extended blade for enhanced reach into workpieces

Available in two different sizes:
3/8" (10mm) | 1/2" (13mm)

🛠️ Both sizes are available with wooden handles or unhandled/Sovereign compatible 🛠️

For more information on our range of core woodturning tools and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

01/07/2026

✨ Monthly Product Focus: Patriot Chuck, Compatriot Chuck & Accessories ✨

The Robert Sorby Patriot and Compatriot Chucks are engineered to handle a wide range of woodturning applications, from bowls and spindles to hollow forms and much more. Designed for strength, precision, and reliability, both chucks deliver consistent performance and secure workholding on every project🪵

These products are also accompanied by a wide range of accessories!

🛠️ Patriot Chuck 🛠️ for securely gripping and holding wooden blanks, bowls, and spindles on a woodturning lathe. Available in a variety of metric and imperial thread sizes.

🛠️ Compatriot Chuck 🛠️ a jawless version of the Patriot Chuck, for securing wooden workpieces on a woodturning lathe. Insert compatible and direct thread models available.

🛠️ Mini Screw Chuck 🛠️ for the specialised woodturning of miniature workpieces. The chuck fits directly into the Patriot Chuck, for a secure hold of the workpiece onto the woodturning lathe. Available in one size.

🛠️ Wobble Chuck 🛠️ for allowing woodturners to offset the center of a workpiece on the lathe, making it easy to create eccentric designs like multi-axis trinket boxes, goblets with off-set stems, and ornamental spoons. Available in one size.

🛠️ Faceplate Rings 🛠️ for providing a screw-on mounting base for wood blanks, which seamlessly expands to lock into your woodturning chuck and bypasses the need to remove the chuck to mount a traditional faceplate. Available in two outer ring diameter sizes.

For more information on the Patriot Chuck, Compatriot Chuck, and related accessories, please visit the Robert Sorby website - Link in bio!

30/06/2026

The Robert Sorby Revolving Stebcentres combine the secure grip of the original Stebcentre with the versatility of a live revolving centre, making them an essential accessory for woodturners of all skill levels. Designed with a spring-loaded centre point and sharp serrated teeth, these innovative centres provide exceptional holding power while reducing the risk of timber splitting. Ideal for both conventional and basic off-centre turning applications, the these tools deliver smooth, reliable performances🛠️🪵

✅ Revolving live centre design for added strength and improved turning control
✅ Serrated teeth for a secure, reliable grip onto the workpiece
✅ Spring-loaded centre point for reduced kickback and improved operator safety
✅ Quick workpiece removal for enhanced efficiency
✅ Supports softwoods, hardwoods, and synthetic materials for versatility

Available in five different sizes:
7/8" - 1MT | 1 1/4" - 1MT | 7/8" - 2MT | 1 1/4" - 2MT | 1/2" - 2MT

For more information on Robert Sorby Revolving Stebcentres and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

23/06/2026

The Robert Sorby Spiralling Tool is an innovative decorative woodturning tool designed to create elegant barley twists, spirals, flutes, rope effects, and textured patterns with precision and repeatability. Suitable for both novice and experienced turners, the tool features a graduated adjustable rest that allows a variety of spiral pitches and patterns to be produced quickly and consistently🛠️🪵

✅ HSS cutter for lasting sharpness over prolonged use
✅ Tool rest for additional support and enhanced accuracy
✅ Ash-wood handle for strength, durability, and shock absorption
✅ Wooden handled, Sovereign compatible, and Modular Micro versions available
✅ Alternative cutters available for separate purchase

Set contents:
Handled Spiralling Tool | Spiralling Cutter 3/16" (4mm) | Tool Rest

For more information on the Robert Sorby Spiralling Tool and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

21/06/2026

Celebrate Father’s Day with a gift made from the heart❤️🎁

Create something truly personal with the Peter Child’s Pyrography Machine, perfect for adding detailed, professional wood-burned designs🔥

For more information on Robert Sorby's Peter Child's Pyrography Machine and other related products, visit our website - Link in bio!

16/06/2026

The Robert Sorby Eccentric Chuck is the most advanced chuck available for multi-centre turning. Its unique offset boss allows for easy, precise adjustments without removing the workpiece from the chuck. This boss accepts three different drive components, giving you multiple options for mounting your work. The Eccentric Chuck can drive from the headstock with or without tailstock support, and the boss can be offset in increments up to 1 ¼" (30mm) from the zero datum point🪵

🛠️ Screw Chuck -
The 1" (25mm) x 3/8" (10mm) diameter parallel wood screw delivers exceptional grip in both side grain and end grain. It requires an 8mm diameter pilot hole.

🛠️ Faceplate -
An alternative method of securing the workpiece, offering the turner greater flexibility in approach. Ideal for larger projects.

🛠️ Hexagonal Ball & Socket Drive -
A unique system for driving work between centres, the hexagonal ball-and-socket unit allows the workpiece to be angled up to 20 degree from the lathe’s axis - ideal for turning cabriole legs. The flanged, pre-drilled socket attaches easily to the work and can be repositioned to index a variety of polygonal sections. This enables eccentric turning at one end of the piece that transitions smoothly back to concentricity at the other.

For more information on the Robert Sorby Eccentric Chuck and other related chucks, visit our website - Link in bio!

Showcased by Rob Woods, North Flow Digital

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Telephone

+441142250700

Website

http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/

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