03-05-2017, 02:27 PM
If you have never rehabbed a chisel, you are missing out on some fun. Here is one I did this week. I started with a 1/2" Stanley socket chisel. It was in OK shape but needed a handle and some attention.
I copied a handle pattern I like. The stick of Osage Orange was long enough for two.
I applied finish while they were still on the lathe.
I glued on leather washers and cut them to size with a gouge.
The chisel tip was backbeveled and rounded at the edges.
I had to grind back about 3/32 to get to the good profile.
But it sharpened up nicely.
In all, it turned out to be a fun project.
Sometimes the small projects can be fun and rewarding.
I copied a handle pattern I like. The stick of Osage Orange was long enough for two.
I applied finish while they were still on the lathe.
I glued on leather washers and cut them to size with a gouge.
The chisel tip was backbeveled and rounded at the edges.
I had to grind back about 3/32 to get to the good profile.
But it sharpened up nicely.
In all, it turned out to be a fun project.
Sometimes the small projects can be fun and rewarding.
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