Chisel Handle Templates

[Lumber Bunker]

As mentioned in another thread,

Please place measured /scaled drawings of any chisel handles you have made in this thread please. (if this has already been done then please merge, mods)

Ensure to put the appropriate information before the picture please.
Make: (Titan, Witherby, Harold and Saxon, Sorby etc)
Type: (Frimer, mortice, paring, stub, carving etc)
(3mm 1/8, - 100mm, 4" etc)
Length: (approximate length of blade when new, and over length if know.

Here is a really good example to start us off. I'll get my wirtherby parring chisels up in a day or so.
This one is from Nick

Make: Titan
Type: Frimer
suites 1 - 2" chisles
Length: unknown (Nick any help here?)

http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=129025&d=1265506091

[Wilco Flier]

Good initiative!

I will make a template from a Nooitgedagt handle, very similar to the Berg handles.

I will post them as soon as possible.

[rsser]

Ah, how to draw the London pattern.

Not that I've made one; it would be a nice challenge.

[switt775]

Here's one I found somewhere on the web and saved. I have plans to replace the handles on my mismatched firmer chisels one day.
One day...

[jimbur]

This is the most attractive octagonal one I've seen.128981

[jimbur]

nb. for octogonal read octagonal:-

[jimbur]

I've got three sizes of london pattern I make. I'll dig the information out from the shed later.
Cheers,
Jim

[rsser]

Cool. It's a handsome handle IMO.

Wish I could afford the boxwood it was commonly made from.

[jimbur]

I've scanned my rough working templates of three sizes of london pattern octagonal handles as a pdf. There aren't any length measurements as I take that directly off the drawings and it isn't critical anyway. The measurements given are of course diameters.
Cheers,
Jim

[jimbur]

Cool. It's a handsome handle IMO.

Wish I could afford the boxwood it was commonly made from.

I got some European box from Turkey but it is a bit on the expensive side.
Victorian yellow box looks pretty good in octagonal handles (most woods do) but if you want the box look cheaply try using African boxthorn. It's a noxious weed so you'd be doing the environment a favour. I've dried it in the microwave but it does stink the house out. Don't know how much belting it would take with a mallet.
Cheers,
Jim

[jmk89]

Or use another weed - cotoneaster. It is tough like box

[jimbur]

How big does cotoneaster get. I've only seen small stuff.
Hawthorn is pretty tough too.
Cheers,
JIm

[rsser]

Or use another weed - cotoneaster. It is tough like box

Forgot about that; good call.

Stu was selling repro handles out of it a while ago IIRC.

[rsser]

How big does cotoneaster get. I've only seen small stuff.
Cheers,
JIm

Seen a spindle blank about 100mm diam. Tree can grow to 6m height.

[jimbur]

Thanks Ern:)

[wheelinround]

http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/Wood-Turning-Course/images/model-A-II-1-a-png.png

http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/Wood-Turning-Course/images/A-II--1-b.png
http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/Wood-Turning-Course/images/A-II--1-c.png
A-II--1-A. Chisel Handles (http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/Wood-Turning-Course/A-II-1-A-Chisel-Handles.html)

Google images search shows the extent of your request
chisel handels - Google Search (http://images.google.com.au/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=chisel+handels+&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&start=0)
:doh:

[kevjed]

Thumbsucker posted a PDF of the handles for the paring chisel batch here http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachments/f152/115848d1252456274-paring-chisel-batch-order-handle-dimensions.pdf

[jimbur]

Anyone out there with the dimensions for Titan socket chisel handles?
Cheers,
Jim

[Wilco Flier]

Make: Nooitgedagt ( E A Berg used similar handles)
Type: firmer
suitable for 18 mm to 50 mm
Length: 160 mm

[More_Firewood]

Anyone out there with the dimensions for Titan socket chisel handles?
Cheers,
Jim

Hi

I have an unused Titan socket chisel handle I can measure. (Wont be able to do it until the weekend though)

Andrew

[rsser]

Titan handles

Here ya go; a set on 5mm graph paper.

can provide exact m/ments if wanted

[Sapling]

jimbur,
Have a look at these new old stock on ebay, item #290400419541

[jimbur]

Thanks Andrew and Sapling.
Good idea the photo on graph paper Rssr. I usually photograph, paste the photo into something like Word and fit it into a table with .5mm squares. Very clunky.
Cheers,
Jim

[More_Firewood]

Hi

Attached are pictures of a Titan socket chisel handle on graph paper. The graph paper is one inch scale with 10 divisions per inch. If you would like more details please PM

Andrew

[jimbur]

Good stuff Andrew,:2tsup:
cheers,
Jim

[Lumber Bunker]

here is a pic of the Witherby handles that i did last year... i'm kicking my self that i can't find the templates. Moving workshops is killing me!

I'll find it eventually. in the mean time heres the chisels at least.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=129969&stc=1&d=1266407476

[Lumber Bunker]

here it is!
right where i left it... wasn't lost after all.

[gmack]

Here is a link to a book at Project Gutenberg, its a free download...

A Course In Wood Turning by Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers - Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15460)

1919 - A Course in Wood Turning by Archie S Wilton.
Towards the end there are drawings of many different handles.

[rsser]

Alf's project on making London Pattern handles: click (http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/chiselhandles.html)

[Lumber Bunker]

http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/album/albums/userpics/10001/chiselhandles02.jpg

[rsser]

Alf will be flattered I hope! We now have 2 diags of and one link to her pattern.

[Lumber Bunker]

Copywrite, what's that ment to be in a digital age?

I hope alf will be too Ern, if not it can easily be removed, but in the time being we can all look at the london pattern handles and plan our next adventure.

Steve

[rsser]

I wasn't sweating on copyright Steve, and at a guess Alf wouldn't either. IIRC she drew her pattern from an existing handle.

Anyway it's a bit higher in the 'dome' than others that I've seen/used.

[More_Firewood]

Hi

Found some more Titan chisel handles. The bottom is the same as originally posted.

All the best

Andrew

[jimbur]

Nice ones Andrew. Look as if they are straight from the shop.:U
Cheers,
Jim

[More_Firewood]

They are from Dad's collection but the crazy thing is that I have not found the matching socket chisels. He may have picked them up at a clearing sale.

Andrew

[Blue-deviled]

I wonder if any enterprising individual has started making replica Titan decals yet?