Axminster Woodturning Chucks

The UK manufacturer Axminster launched the first chuck for woodturners as early as 1984. An extensive range of jaws in various shapes enable the secure and precise attachment of wooden objects of any shape to the woodturning lathe. The range of lathe chucks is continually being expanded with new developments. Axminster chucks are still manufactured in the town of Axminster on state-of-the-art CNC machining centres.

Due to moisture in wood and workshops, chucks can corrode over time. For this reason, the body of the chucks is made entirely of stainless steel, which prevents the chuck from rusting.
Axminster chucks are made to a very low tolerance so that both the jaws and the spindle thread fit perfectly. Other chucks on the market are often coated, which means that the chuck is deliberately made undersized and then the coating process brings it to the correct tolerances; a process that is far less precise. Machining the worm bearing and cutting the thread is done in one operation. This means that concentricity is absolute.