Post by dustypilot on Jan 27, 2021 13:44:27 GMT -5
12" Handle - she's a BIG one!
House burned down in 2017. Rebuilt. One of the few things I was able to salvage was my grandfathers chisel that has been handed down by the Norwegian carpenters for generations. I am told it was used in the old country for barn raisings and come over with the first of our family immigrants in the late 1800's.
I have a friend with a forge who kindly re-tempered the steel and honed the edge. I just needed to make a handle. So with the new rotary attachment and an idea, I set to work cutting into a 2" walnut blank that I was able to harvest post fire. 2 hours of cutting, minor sanding, super thick CA glue in the knots to stabilize it and some Tung Oil. Very happy with the results.
House burned down in 2017. Rebuilt. One of the few things I was able to salvage was my grandfathers chisel that has been handed down by the Norwegian carpenters for generations. I am told it was used in the old country for barn raisings and come over with the first of our family immigrants in the late 1800's.
I have a friend with a forge who kindly re-tempered the steel and honed the edge. I just needed to make a handle. So with the new rotary attachment and an idea, I set to work cutting into a 2" walnut blank that I was able to harvest post fire. 2 hours of cutting, minor sanding, super thick CA glue in the knots to stabilize it and some Tung Oil. Very happy with the results.
