My first attempt at turning was with a piece of 2x4 and a Stanley wood chisel. Not a good result but got me really interested in turning. Now I"m making pens!
I've seen someone use a lot of different items, he had a sack that contained these "tools", an axe, rabbit trap he used the peg part, pocket knife, hatchet, practically anything that would hold an edge.
Kryn
I saw a crazy video on Youtube where some crazy Canuck took a car rim then bolted a tree stump to it,
& bolted it to a tractor, and turned it with a Johnson bar.