Mike Deschler
12-04-2007, 2:15 PM
Along with woodworking, welding and maching, I've taken on a new interest of forging and blacksmithing with the intention of perhaps making a few tools for the shop. I would like to start with some chisels, punches and perhaps plane blades.
I think most tang chisels should be fairly easy to reproduce once the metallurgy problems are resolved and a construction plan is formulated. The Stanley Everlast Hard Headed chisels (type 50???) are however of great interest as this to me is the most practical solution of transfering energy from an impact on the handle to the cutting edge via the solid steel construction through the whole length of the tool but it's construction is something I am having a problem visualizing. It appears that the chisel is comprised of many pieces with some pretty significant or innovative techniques of assembly.
I understand that Stanley published some information in one of their 1923 tool catalogs which described the construction of this chisel and I would love dearly to get a copy of that article along with any other articles describing the construction of this classic tool.
I have several Everlast chisels but do not want to sacrifice one to learn how they were built so any help would be greatly appreciated.
In addition, I am looking for any other references about tool building/blacksmithing especially about chisels which would be pertinent in this case.
I think most tang chisels should be fairly easy to reproduce once the metallurgy problems are resolved and a construction plan is formulated. The Stanley Everlast Hard Headed chisels (type 50???) are however of great interest as this to me is the most practical solution of transfering energy from an impact on the handle to the cutting edge via the solid steel construction through the whole length of the tool but it's construction is something I am having a problem visualizing. It appears that the chisel is comprised of many pieces with some pretty significant or innovative techniques of assembly.
I understand that Stanley published some information in one of their 1923 tool catalogs which described the construction of this chisel and I would love dearly to get a copy of that article along with any other articles describing the construction of this classic tool.
I have several Everlast chisels but do not want to sacrifice one to learn how they were built so any help would be greatly appreciated.
In addition, I am looking for any other references about tool building/blacksmithing especially about chisels which would be pertinent in this case.