steven c newman
03-11-2020, 12:11 PM
Projects done, until more lumber should show up....Time to catch up on chores in the shop....
Stanley No. 71-1/2, Type 4 needed a cutter made, and the other 2 needed sharpened....
Some of the hand drills needed cleaned up, de-rusted, and oiled up....
Chisels.....some needed the back flattened out better, some needed the 3-4 bevels in their edges reduced down to..one.
427716
First 6..took about ..40 minutes ( NOT 40 Hours..:rolleyes:) Both the bevels and the backs...some backs needed a bit more that others..
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2 of which had never been flattened....others didn't need more than the burr removed....then along came #7....hard to use a wide chisel..
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When the handle won't stay IN the socket, the steel ring won't stay in place on the end of the handle....
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Back needed a bit of work....first the bevel needed looked after...
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Camber for a plane's iron is ok...but not for a chisel....Worked on the handle a bit....top of handle had been too well beat up...get rid of the worst, reset the hoop down a bit. "Cone" that fits into the socket...removed a bit ( little off the top?) and shaped the wood where it met the socket a little better....Squared the end of the bevel..
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And the flat is as flat as needed...
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maybe the first inch or so? Had a scrap with very rough saw marks for a test drive..
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So I "peeled" away a layer....with ease. Sharpened to 2500 grit ( all chisels were) and then just a plain, well-used strop.
Next time into the shop? a rack of 1/8" to 1/2" wide chisels need worked over. Maybe a plane iron or 4? Might get that Millers Falls No. 2-01 down, and clean and oil it up?
Floor has been cleaned up, had a large pile of sawdust and scraps behind the tablesaw....cleaned that mess up, moved the tablesaw around, so Ican access a couple mitre boxes....getting everything either put away, or ready to be sold/tossed.....after all, who NEEDS 20 twist drill bits in the 9/16" size? usually 2 will do, right?
I did find the little wrench for my Dremel's chuck.....Now to place it where I can find it...again.:rolleyes:
Was not meant to be a "Sharpening Thread"....more about what to do in the shop, when no projects are being worked on....
Let's see what others do...during shop "downtime"?
Stanley No. 71-1/2, Type 4 needed a cutter made, and the other 2 needed sharpened....
Some of the hand drills needed cleaned up, de-rusted, and oiled up....
Chisels.....some needed the back flattened out better, some needed the 3-4 bevels in their edges reduced down to..one.
427716
First 6..took about ..40 minutes ( NOT 40 Hours..:rolleyes:) Both the bevels and the backs...some backs needed a bit more that others..
427717
2 of which had never been flattened....others didn't need more than the burr removed....then along came #7....hard to use a wide chisel..
427718
When the handle won't stay IN the socket, the steel ring won't stay in place on the end of the handle....
427719
Back needed a bit of work....first the bevel needed looked after...
427720
Camber for a plane's iron is ok...but not for a chisel....Worked on the handle a bit....top of handle had been too well beat up...get rid of the worst, reset the hoop down a bit. "Cone" that fits into the socket...removed a bit ( little off the top?) and shaped the wood where it met the socket a little better....Squared the end of the bevel..
427722
And the flat is as flat as needed...
427723
maybe the first inch or so? Had a scrap with very rough saw marks for a test drive..
427724
So I "peeled" away a layer....with ease. Sharpened to 2500 grit ( all chisels were) and then just a plain, well-used strop.
Next time into the shop? a rack of 1/8" to 1/2" wide chisels need worked over. Maybe a plane iron or 4? Might get that Millers Falls No. 2-01 down, and clean and oil it up?
Floor has been cleaned up, had a large pile of sawdust and scraps behind the tablesaw....cleaned that mess up, moved the tablesaw around, so Ican access a couple mitre boxes....getting everything either put away, or ready to be sold/tossed.....after all, who NEEDS 20 twist drill bits in the 9/16" size? usually 2 will do, right?
I did find the little wrench for my Dremel's chuck.....Now to place it where I can find it...again.:rolleyes:
Was not meant to be a "Sharpening Thread"....more about what to do in the shop, when no projects are being worked on....
Let's see what others do...during shop "downtime"?