After slumming at the local woodworking store and coming away with sticker shock at the price of chisels, I decided to try making a few. I don't have a fancy metal working tools, just bench and hand grinders, belt sander, plasma torch and hand tools.
All material was laying aroun the shop ( total cost is my labor)
The thick blades are of high carbon steel, ( a large circular saw blade ). The three far right blades are about 1/16" thick and flexible (again high carbon steel, 6" band saw blade).
The handles are varying species... just project drops.
Why so long you may ask. More contol? User has short arms? Scrap material and that is how long it was when started project? Why not? Pick one.
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Next step is to make various radius gouges...
All material was laying aroun the shop ( total cost is my labor)
The thick blades are of high carbon steel, ( a large circular saw blade ). The three far right blades are about 1/16" thick and flexible (again high carbon steel, 6" band saw blade).
The handles are varying species... just project drops.
Why so long you may ask. More contol? User has short arms? Scrap material and that is how long it was when started project? Why not? Pick one.
These are the thin flex blades. The material is pitted from rust so poshing was not an option.
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Sharpened and ready to do in a finger!!!
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Next step is to make various radius gouges...