Thread: Reconditioning Chisels

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Slightly off topic I am looking for a 11mm and a 22 mm tanged berg which i would purchase sans handle should you have them.

Also on the lookout for Berg sockets in 3, 4.5, 6 and 8mm if you are willing to part with them also.

Google Bob Smalser he has some articles on the subject of chisel rehab

Rssr has a post on back flattening on the forum using horse power rather than hand power

DC has some beautiful berg restored on his blog

The list goes on...

Incidnetly how will you go with this task with your hand or are you nearly mended from a black / brown muck entering the wound point of view?

Wouldwoods effort

American woodworker

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Far too many chisel bookmarks probably means i have far too many chisels.

There will be plenty on this forum about it, let alone the web ... here's the venerable SG ... follow the link to his blog ...

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/used-abused-151879/
The Village Woodworker: Used and Abused

and a classic Bob Smalser ...

Rehabilitating Old Chisels by Bob Smalser

Cheers.
Paul.

I was just about to say pmcgee will be here soon to help... not too long Toby will probably be here too.

Originally Posted by Pac man

Slightly off topic I am looking for a 11mm and a 22 mm tanged berg which i would purchase sans handle should you have them.

Also on the lookout for Berg sockets in 3, 4.5, 6 and 8mm if you are willing to part with them also.

I'll go through what I've got. Would you be surprised if I said I picked up 8 chisels (2 Berg, 1 Stanley and 5 Titans) on the weekend for $10?

Originally Posted by Pac man

Google Bob Smalser he has some articles on the subject of chisel rehab

Rssr has a post on back flattening on the forum using horse power rather than hand power

DC has some beautiful berg restored on his blog

The list goes on...

Thank you for all your info, I'll give Ern a tingle.

Originally Posted by Pac man

Incidnetly how will you go with this task with your hand or are you nearly mended from a black / brown muck entering the wound point of view?

The hand is 8 weeks down the track and has healed perfectly, no chance of getting infected. I jumped on the lathe for the first time on the weekend and things went okay. The main concern is snapping the joined tendon. If that happens then things get a little tricky. Still got no feeling in 2 fingers

Here's the hand at 1 day:



And at 8 weeks:

Originally Posted by pmcgee

There will be plenty on this forum about it, let alone the web ... here's the venerable SG ... follow the link to his blog ...

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/used-abused-151879/
The Village Woodworker: Used and Abused

and a classic Bob Smalser ...

Rehabilitating Old Chisels by Bob Smalser

Cheers.
Paul.

Thanks Paul

Originally Posted by Pac man

I was just about to say pmcgee will be here soon to help... not too long Toby will probably be here too.

Here ... yes.

A help ... rarely

Originally Posted by Scott

I'll go through what I've got. Would you be surprised if I said I picked up 8 chisels (2 Berg, 1 Stanley and 5 Titans) on the weekend for $10?

Nice

Here's the hand at 1 day:

Oooooh. Should I ask?

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Oooooh. Should I ask?

Most people assume "sharp implement in shed". It's something more boring, like "glass coffee cup exploding in hand". I'm now a bit more wary of microwaving glass.

Glad to see & hear that you are healing, nerves can take a long time to heal/regrow.
They sometimes never regrow, and the numbness my be forever, unfortunately.

Jeff
vk4

Any progress?