Restored an old chisel

[Tjurved]

Hello found this beauty at a flea market. It is quite large and the smithing quality I like. No idea how old it can be. Took some hours to fix but it is all worth it . The handle is from a broken oak chair I salvaged probably +5 years ago.

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[topknot]

That's put some new life back in to an old tool.

Topknot

 

[Mesquite]

Lovely bit of restoration and recycling there

 

[humdrum_hostage]

You definitely had your work cut out there. Nice job!

 

[Gaudette]

Good to see it restored. I'm sure many years left in it now. Good job.

 

[demographic]

Does it have a manufacturers name stamped on it anywhere?

I have Robert Sorby, Marples (Rocket lolly and also wood handled), T Althamson of Penrith, Stormont, Ibbotson ,Henry Taylor and a german manufacturer with a raging bull logo that I can't remember right now.

My local secondhand toolseller often has them in and at a quid a pop I can't resist, plus a very generous customer of mine kindly gave me a good selection of her now dead fathers Marples chisels (amongst various other tools) which I sharpened on a mates Tormek and am now trying to do justice to by using whenever I get the chance.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great resto job, many years left in that chisel.

 

[Robson Valley]

What a wreck! Super restoration. I'm a wood carver. I know what you had to do. Enjoy.

 

[richardhomer]

Great I love seeing old tools brought back to life

 

[Tjurved]

it is marked "SS" with deep letters stamped. Bought it in northern Sweden.

 

[demographic]

it is marked "SS" with deep letters stamped. Bought it in northern Sweden.

I'm not familiar with that mark but that doesn't reflect badly on it. Just means I don't know the manufacturer. Most I seem to see over here have Cast Steel marked on them which just means its one of the many small crucible tool steels.

When I was over in Normandy a while ago there were quite a few Peugeot (as in the car manufacturer) chisels at the many Sunday markets. Meant to buy one but never got round to it.

I have a few that I've put fresh (bought in) handles onto and its a bit of a faff getting that central hole perfectly aligned so the chisel is good and straight.
I ended up getting a mate with a lathe to put the handle in the chuck and the pilot drill bit into the tailstock to get them nice and straight.
Personally unless its a paring chisel (should be use by hand and not struck even with a mallet) I usually put the mortice chisel handles with the metal striking end hoop on them but that's because I'm a site carpenter and I just can't be done with wooden mallets.
If I was a bench joiner in a workshop and even had a mallet I'd possibly use the London pattern ones with the octagonal handles that stop them from rolling off the bench.

 

[Dreadhead]

nice work, you have really brought it back to life

 

[Tjurved]

I have mostly Erik Anton Berg chisels from Eskilstuna Sweden. I have a peugeot draw knife I like. I have some with an acorn logo and those I like alot but I like all my tools . Found this Swedish site about chisels http://www.stigonet.se/chisel/

 

[Clouston98]

Cracking job you've done on that, looks a cracking tool now it's restored to its former glory .

 

[AndrewCampbell]

That's really one amazing restoration! You did a really good job getting it all spruced up with the new handle. Here's an idea though! After reading through the comments, I had this crazy idea of what it would be like to carve into that new handle and give it a little bit of an antiqued look!