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  1. 2nd February 2006, 08:57 PM #1
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    Default 3mm Morice chisel, steel issue

    Guys

    I have just finished making a mortice chisel out of a bit of old steel I had lying around. I needed a thin one and none (old) up on EPay and none available at what I consider a reasonable RRP.

    Turned out quite well, if anyones interested I'll post a piccies when I turn up a handle, but one problem................

    When I began sharpening (to 6000 Jap waterstone) I had the old problem of the flip flappy wire. I did get rid of it stropping on a leather strop, but I overcame that problem, in technique, months ago. So I'm thinking, whilst I tempered the point (cherry red then quench) the steel must be fairly ordinary. I was just a piece of 3mm ribbon from Bunnies left over from another ripper wheeze.

    Low carbon = soft regardless of treatment? Yes?

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  3. 2nd February 2006, 09:51 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodgy
    Low carbon = soft regardless of treatment? Yes?
    Comparatively speaking, yep.

    Good source of quality steel at a decent price (in small sizes):
    Find the guys who sell assorted tools at the various markets - like Paddys etc. Most of them sell metal lathe tool blanks for a dollar or two each. Very nice quality steel for marking knives, small blades, even a small mortise chisel I would think.
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    Good effort Bodgy making your own.

    Show us the joint when you use it, photograph it with something else so we can get an impression of the size.
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    Hi Bodgy

    I would love to see it. Post a pic.

    What angle did you grind the bevel? For a mortice chisel I would recommend 30 - 35 degrees.

    I finished a blade for a router plane yesterday, made from a hex key. That was seriously hard steel!

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    Derek, I put the pictures in another thread:

    http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=27840

    I also made a 5mm mortice file from an old triangular chisel. Never again, took hours to gring down and I snapped it once whilst holding in the vise. Stays real sharp tho.
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    Nice to see a chisel with a French name finally making an appearance.

    Ah, Morice!

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