While cleaning out some old cabinet space i found a set of old jointer blades from an old 4" electric jointer I used to have. Any ideas on re-purposing them to a usable tool? Would they be to thick for a marking knife?
While cleaning out some old cabinet space i found a set of old jointer blades from an old 4" electric jointer I used to have. Any ideas on re-purposing them to a usable tool? Would they be to thick for a marking knife?
"If the women don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy" -Red Green
Are you a turner? I repurposed a 6" knife and made a nice center finder for marking the center of turning blanks. I could post a pic if you're interested.
Or a parting tool? I saw a YouTube video on doing the same with an electric edger blade (lawn edger). Somewhere in my shop is a nice wood-handled kitchen knife that I had ground down to make a 1/16" parting tool. I used it a lot more than my 1/8" parting tool. I got the idea when I looked at some thin parting tools in woodworking catqlogs, and their handles looked like kitchen knife handles.
Yup I do turn as well. Never considered making a turning tool or two from them. Pics would be great.
"If the women don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy" -Red Green
I use all of mine to make throwing knives to help keep the paparazzi at bay.
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Definitely not to thick for a marking knife.
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It's too thick for marking tiny dovetails, but I like having a more robust knife for other things.
Also, I made a marking gauge blade out of a jointer knife, pics here.
could they be used for cutters for a Stanley 45 etc?
I have a few turning tools made from old planer knives. Nothing fancy.
I have also used one to make a mini-froe for splitting dowel stock out of scrap.
I didn't drill it, it is just held in a makeshift handle by friction.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Just remember that HSS is brittle.
HSS is good for many uses. I would not recommend it for anything that will get hard twisting.
Here is a picture of my Mini-Froe:
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I do not hit this with anything but a small wooden mallet, not the one in the picture. It gets very little torsion if any.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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