Tom LaRussa
10-23-2004, 5:15 AM
Here are my first efforts at tool making. Both pieces still need a bit of work, but I thought I'd share anyway.
The long thingie is a 3/8" paring chisel with a laminated rosewood handle. The main bevel needs a bit of grinding, but it cuts very nicely.
The second piece is a 1/4" thick plane blade for a yet to be created plane. I haven't finished sharpening this one as I was waiting for a new supply of sandpaper from Supergrit.com.
I heat treated them both in the barbecue, used the magnet method to figure out when they were hot enough, and quenched them in a mixture of salad oil and low-grade olive oil. (Just had it in the house, so I used it.)
Tempered them in the oven for an hour at 300 degrees.
The long thingie is a 3/8" paring chisel with a laminated rosewood handle. The main bevel needs a bit of grinding, but it cuts very nicely.
The second piece is a 1/4" thick plane blade for a yet to be created plane. I haven't finished sharpening this one as I was waiting for a new supply of sandpaper from Supergrit.com.
I heat treated them both in the barbecue, used the magnet method to figure out when they were hot enough, and quenched them in a mixture of salad oil and low-grade olive oil. (Just had it in the house, so I used it.)
Tempered them in the oven for an hour at 300 degrees.