Thread: storing chisels

Nice Fletty very nice see you left room for them to propergate some more

Superb work Fletty.
Those chisels look right at home, furthermore they are easy to access.
From the look of the empty spaces, it looks as though you expect some breedin' to occur.
If you are looking for particular sizes in sockets, let me know, I might be able to help.
Thanks for sharing
SG

Lovley work Fletty.

Noice

Reminds me of the movie Gremlins. they look cute but do not feed them after midnight or in your case play with them at that time. My favourite was Gismo. we named a kitten after him and that cat saw out his 21 st year.

I have my chisels mounted on a magnetic bar which is 60 cms and cost $8.00. I had been looking for a while and the cheapest I had seen was in a kitchen shop that had them, more up market, but $30.00.

Mine are not Canadian LN but genuine Chinese Gs reduced on special down to $3.50 each. ( I only buy genuine stuff. )

I will research more the effect magnets might have on tools.

Fletty,

Terrific stuff!

The one thing that would bug me is having those swanky chisels in a drawer under the vice. I would find I am just set up with the work clamped in the vice needing the next chisel and the work getting in the way of the drawer!

Cheers
Bob

Very impressive fletty.

Originally Posted by STAR

Mine are not Canadian LN but genuine Chinese Gs reduced on special down to $3.50 each. ( I only buy genuine stuff. )

I will research more the effect magnets might have on tools.

Good thinking STAR. I would think that the magnetic lines of flux will align the metallic structure within your G chisels with the result that they will probably work much better.

prozac

Originally Posted by prozac

Good thinking STAR. I would think that the magnetic lines of flux will align the metallic structure within your G chisels with the result that they will probably work much better.

Yeah, it keeps them sharper longer, stops them corroding, focuses the striking energy for straighter cuts and gives you more miles per gallon, . . . . no wait that was the magnet in the fuel line scam, . . . how about mm per strike - yeah that sounds feasible. And . . . . that's not all, as an added bonus, if you carry them around in your front overalls (with suitable patented, luxury leather blade guard of course) look for greater bedtime performance!

Very nice

Originally Posted by BobL

Yeah, it keeps them sharper longer, stops them corroding, focuses the striking energy for straighter cuts and gives you more miles per gallon, . . . . no wait that was the magnet in the fuel line scam, . . . how about mm per strike - yeah that sounds feasible. And . . . . that's not all, as an added bonus, if you carry them around in your front overalls (with suitable patented, luxury leather blade guard of course) look for greater bedtime performance!

So you are going to make a pyramid to store your chisels,then, Bob?

Originally Posted by jmk89

So you are going to make a pyramid to store your chisels,then, Bob?

Yeah! Maybe with magnets at the corners?

I'm told that if your chisels do magnetise, you just hit the shaft hard with a hammer once or twice

Chinese sounds good in that case.

Hi Fletty - I also prefer to keep my chisels in drawers. Here in Brissy, rusting is a big problem if you leave them in the open, but they seem to be a lot safer in drawers inside a cupboard. Having them visible in drawers means you see them all each time you get a chisel out, so can nip any early problems in the bud. Mine have Camphor Laurel racks to sit in. I read somewhere that it is a good wood to use as it doesn't contain high tannin & the camphor oils are protective. Not sure how true that is, but the proof is in the pudding, & have never had any problems where metal touches wood, with Camphor, unlike the Silky Oak I used once. That was a disaster, & I still have a couple of etched patches on some saws ().

I went with drawers for another reason - so I could take a whole drawer-full of chisels to the bench when necessary (though as it turns out, I almost never do). I see you left room for expansion - so did I, but the damn breeding goes on even in drawers, so have had to remake the racks a couple of times - you get good at squeezing the maximum into the available space. The carving/butt chisels drawer shown has been totally revamped & several more squeezed in, as well as other drawers which have more carving tools plus paring & other special-purpose chisels.

I often notice in pics of work areas, that chisels & other tools are attached to magnetic racks on the walls. A couple of mine have managed to become slightly magnetised, & I find it a big nuisance, as they do pick up small metal particles (dunno where they find 'em, but they do!). That can damage a fine edge if you don't notice in time when honing, etc. I doubt bashing them with a hammer would remove the magnetism, the best way is to place them in a slowly diminishing, alternating field - if anyone has one of those old recording tape demagnetisers, that might work.

Cheers,

That looks great Ian (so does your solution Fletty). I've planned to store my chisels in draws in my yet-to-be-built work bench, so you've given me some good inspiration there. Love the handles too...