Paul39
26th August 2012, 02:30 PM
This is an extension of http://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/nova-dovetail-chisel-157438/ post #12
First photo: t to b 12 inch long 3/8 in thick HSS scraper from planer blade, dove tail screwdrivers, 1/2 inch Bedan type, lawn mower blade roughing gouge / scraper used for knocking bark - dirt - rocks off stumps & roots, 3/4 inch Bedan type.
Second & third photos: top & side of Bedan type tools, bigger was made from a file into a heavy timber framing square chisel by a blacksmith, I ground it and put on a long handle. Smaller is mystery metal, was used as a concrete form stake.
I use them for hollowing bowls made from stumps and roots. They were also finish scrapers until I got better ones.
Fourth: stainless steel roller from a photo processing machine, chisel used as a scraper, RR spike as dove tail tool, high carbon tool steel scraper, rod from a computer printer.
Fifth: metal cutting chisel, mystery metal scraper, knife parting tool, and selection of tools that came with lathes.
Sixth: much maligned Chinese starter set, less than $25 at auction. I used the small skew to make a tool handle from dry oak. To my surprise it did as well as the same size Craftsman HSS skew. If this is all one can afford for a set, this will suffice - with a grinder to keep them sharp - until one buys one by one the "good" tools.
At that point these can be ground into tools for making spigots or recesses, custom shapes, or used on stumps and roots to save your expensive good tools.
First photo: t to b 12 inch long 3/8 in thick HSS scraper from planer blade, dove tail screwdrivers, 1/2 inch Bedan type, lawn mower blade roughing gouge / scraper used for knocking bark - dirt - rocks off stumps & roots, 3/4 inch Bedan type.
Second & third photos: top & side of Bedan type tools, bigger was made from a file into a heavy timber framing square chisel by a blacksmith, I ground it and put on a long handle. Smaller is mystery metal, was used as a concrete form stake.
I use them for hollowing bowls made from stumps and roots. They were also finish scrapers until I got better ones.
Fourth: stainless steel roller from a photo processing machine, chisel used as a scraper, RR spike as dove tail tool, high carbon tool steel scraper, rod from a computer printer.
Fifth: metal cutting chisel, mystery metal scraper, knife parting tool, and selection of tools that came with lathes.
Sixth: much maligned Chinese starter set, less than $25 at auction. I used the small skew to make a tool handle from dry oak. To my surprise it did as well as the same size Craftsman HSS skew. If this is all one can afford for a set, this will suffice - with a grinder to keep them sharp - until one buys one by one the "good" tools.
At that point these can be ground into tools for making spigots or recesses, custom shapes, or used on stumps and roots to save your expensive good tools.