chisel handles w/o turning

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

Barryvabeach


>Les. I really like the shape of the marples blue chisels set. I able to do a fairly good imitation by starting with a square block, then using a block plane to cut off the corners and taper it to fit my hand. Good Luck Barry

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

John K in Hastings, MN


>Try this:

http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/smalser/articles_447.shtml

Bob Smalser has a 3-pt article on chisel rehab in the articles archive. The first part he does with a lathe, but part 2 shows how to do it with a rasp and spokeshave.

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

John K in Hastings, MN


>part 2:

http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/support_files/articles_366b.shtml

since part 1 didn't link to it.

question

bill tindall


>Aren't we supposed to use these opportunities to buy a new tool, in this case a lathe? Seriously, making an octagonal handle does not seem difficult with hand tools.

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

ThomD


>It's basically the same process as turning the tapered tenon for a chair. Mark out the end at the reduced diameter, drawknife the squares and then the octagons etc...

You can turn small stuff like handles on drill presses, or even just using drill motors supported in a vise.

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

les winter


>Thanks. the Smalser article was the one I was looking for.

Re: question

les winter


>Buying a new tool is how I got the chisels in the first place. Now, I need to buy a new tool to fix up the other new tools. This is no slippery slope, it's free fall.

Re: chisel handles w/o turning

les winter


>Guess what. A tool company that I thought had been long gone, http://www.frogwoodtools.com still exists. Something like the 16th page of a yahoo search for chisel handles. Their prices seem low and they have a wide selection. they have lots of other interesting stuff as well.

Les

Although

Bill Houghton, HOT Summer in Sebastopol, CA


>the chisel handles I was able to find all seem to be for tang-type chisels, rather than socket-type.