Bodgy
27th July 2006, 03:07 PM
Didn't know where to post this.
It is the result of a lot of help from others in the Metalwork Forum, re fabricating the metal bits.
Left to right (front row):
1. New monster gouge from McJings. M2, HSS. Vicious bastard, my little 1/2 HP lathe can't cope.
2. Straight edge scraper
3. Eliptical scraper for inside bowls
4. Round nose flat scraper
I don't think they are going to break.
I made all the handles, all done impropmtu, see know I should have made them the same. Reason for the odd shape is that if you look closely at the raised rim of the round nose scraper, you can just see an old nail. Naturally I stopped cutting when the chisel hit this. Hence the odd shape. Works OK tho.
Excepting McJings weapon, all made from old files which I think came from BHP steelworks in Newcastle. The square sections were marked S Barnsley, Sheffied, and the flat section Wilstshire, Australia.
Thanks for all advice re annealing, hardening and tempering the steel. See I even know the right words now.
It is the result of a lot of help from others in the Metalwork Forum, re fabricating the metal bits.
Left to right (front row):
1. New monster gouge from McJings. M2, HSS. Vicious bastard, my little 1/2 HP lathe can't cope.
2. Straight edge scraper
3. Eliptical scraper for inside bowls
4. Round nose flat scraper
I don't think they are going to break.
I made all the handles, all done impropmtu, see know I should have made them the same. Reason for the odd shape is that if you look closely at the raised rim of the round nose scraper, you can just see an old nail. Naturally I stopped cutting when the chisel hit this. Hence the odd shape. Works OK tho.
Excepting McJings weapon, all made from old files which I think came from BHP steelworks in Newcastle. The square sections were marked S Barnsley, Sheffied, and the flat section Wilstshire, Australia.
Thanks for all advice re annealing, hardening and tempering the steel. See I even know the right words now.