Tag Archives: chisel handle
How to Replace a Tang Chisel Handle
There’s something especially satisfying about making or modifying your own tools, but it’s even more fun to do so while helping one of your kids build her tool collection. This 1 1/4″-wide Buck Bros. chisel was given to my oldest … Continue reading
Spalt!
It all began back in 2009 when a neighbor was having a pecan tree taken down. I came over to watch the arborist at work, and I asked if I could have part of the trunk. He kindly dropped a … Continue reading
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Tagged bow saw, cherry, chisel handle, joiner's mallet, mallet, Marking Gauge, pecan, pecan wood, scratch stock, spalt, spalted pecan, spalting, stair saw, turning saw
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Modifying a Gouge Handle
Most carving gouges I’ve used have had reasonably comfortable handles–all but one. Can you pick out the really uncomfortable handles in the above picture? No, it’s not the blue Irwins. Even compared to the “Everlast” chisel handle (second from the … Continue reading
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