Chisel making

4/26/05, 11:43 AM #1

Svante Nilsson
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Chisel making

Svante Nilsson

>Hi,

A year ago a friend and I bought a 4 mm A2 steel bar from Uddeholm. We ripped the bar into 3, 6, 12, and 18 mm with a metal band saw. The tang was formed with hack saw and power grinder. After hardening we lapped the chisels.

I made simple handles in ash and drilled 4 or 5 mm holes to accomodate the tang. The chisels were then mounted according to the "smoke and fire" method. I got best result by heating the tang to moderate temperatures. In some cases it was not possible to enter the whole tang. Than I just re-heat the tang. One occation the tang was too hot and the handle got miscolored by smoke.

These chisel are made for paring and have an angle between 20 and 25 degrees. I have not pushed the limits yet but they seems to work fine.

Thanks for looking,

Svante

Re: Chisel making

4/26/05, 12:08 PM #2

Jim Reed @Tallahassee
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Great looking set

Jim Reed @Tallahassee

>Good job. How do they cut?

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4/26/05, 2:03 PM #3

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
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Re: Great looking set

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Got to agree with Jim they do look nice. Only thing I suggest is to go with a more rounded handle to make them look a bit sleeker, and possibly be more comfortable in the hand. Coarse, that's your choice.

Tell us more about your heat-treating process.

How much $$$ would you say you have wrapped up in this set of chisels?

Todd O.

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4/26/05, 2:06 PM #4

Ernie Miller
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Ernie Miller Topeka

>need a shipping address for them? the two pairs on the left would be a good start for me. Nice work Nice handles.

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4/26/05, 2:08 PM #5

Ernie Miller
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Re: Great looking set

Ernie Miller Topeka

>Leave it to Todd to start druling all ove your chisels. At least he is getting his screen wet and not your chisels.

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4/26/05, 4:33 PM #6

Jim in Burlington Ont.
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Jim in Burlington Ontario

>Very nice.

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4/26/05, 6:27 PM #7

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Nice job, and questions

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>They look very good Svante. How long are the blades and the handles? They look like butt chisle length to me.

I'll take a set of the skews please.

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4/27/05, 8:27 AM #8

Svante Nilsson
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Re: Nice job, and questions

Svante Nilsson

>Hi,

The handles are quite long, 11 cm (4,5"). I started with 9 cm handles but for pairing they were to short. The long blades are 13 cm (5"), the shorter 7,5 cm (3").

I made some tests yesterday and, compared to the Japaneese bench chisel I have, they are a bit easier to control and give a better surface when pairing.

Costs for material, hardening, ripping the bars and surface grinding are 250 USD. As we were two, my share was 125 USD.

Next project will be bench chisels. I have not decided if I should use A2 or CPV steel....

Regards,

Svante

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