Originally Posted by
george wilson
You can take a thickness planer blade and make a long paring chisel out of it. The guys in the millwork Shop in Williamsburg used to do that. They seemed to take pride in who could make the longest chisel! I have used HSS planer blades myself,and they work fine. The Blue Spruce looks like it was made that way. No bolster,just jammed into a handle.
Did you guys anneal the tangs and such when you used planer blades?
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