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Mortise chisels

4/28/05, 5:28 PM #1

Steve Kubien
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Mortise chisels

Steve Kubien

>Hello all,

The thread (below) about Adam's mortising technique got me to thinking (don't worry, I was wearing protective head gear)... Could I take the blade from Sorby mortise chisels (bought from Lee Valley) and apply a pig-sticker-like handle and get the benefits of that style of chisel?

I don't know much about how blades are attached to the handles for chisels so I am wondering if this is possible and/or, worth the time and effort.

Thoughts? Opinions? Derogatory comments?

Thanks,

Steve Kubien

Re: Mortise chisels

4/28/05, 6:22 PM #2

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Hmmmm...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Looking at the Sorby chisels the bolster is a lot smaller footprint than that of a "pig sticker".

The bolsters on my Butcher's are 1-1/4 X 1-3/4".

I don't know if this matters if you not going to be wailing on them with a mallet. Both chisels are tang type so this may work to your advantage. To attach the handle, the chisel's tang is heated and burned onto a hole in the handle. Neat concept...