Choosing a Four-jaw Scroll Chuck: Scroll chucks are beneficial for both faceplate and spindle work. Here's what to keep in mind before you buy.

The article tips to buy scroll chucks, which are beneficial for both faceplate and spindle work. Wood stock is typically square, so all woodturning scroll chucks have four jaws to grip four sides. They come as either lever- or gear-driven. Lever chucks employ two levers that are inserted into holes in the chuck body. All woodturning scroll chucks include a coarse-threaded worm screw that can be clamped in the jaws, which turns the chuck into a screw center.