[TheForge] While we're spring cleaning - chisel handles

[Craig Schaefer]

Personally, I don't plan to reuse chisels/handles, but know of a guy who has 
both long (hand use) and short (for use with a mallet) handles he uses with 
the same chisels.   Might just be he's too cheap to buy additional 
chisels.....
What would be the best way to permanently attach?

CraigS
Gresham, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Wilson" <kc7pme at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] While we're spring cleaning - chisel handles


> Craig,
> This is the first time I've heard of changing chisel handles depending on 
> the job.  Can't see the need for it personally.
> Do you have a reference for the practice?  If you do feel the need then 
> I'd suppose the best approach is just to bung the handle in.  Don't wedge 
> or glue if you are planning to reuse the handle. Right?
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Schaefer" <calvinjean2 at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:51 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] While we're spring cleaning - chisel handles
>
>
>> While I was cleaning out a toolbox, I ran across a socket chisel with no 
>> handle.   Looked around the shop and found a suitable piece of zebra wood 
>> and fashioned rough handle.
>> How are the wood handles and chisel sockets supposed to be held together? 
>> I can make the bevel match and knock the socket over the wood and get a 
>> good friction fit, but should it be held with anything like epoxy or ?
>> Also, I'm thinking that before final finishing of the handle, I could dry 
>> it a while to shrink it as much as possible (the shop the wood came from 
>> is already heated, can't get much drier) and then assemble.  Would that 
>> be good enough?   I know they're supposed to be able to come apart for 
>> different length of handles for the job at hand, unless one has enough of 
>> the same size chisel for all the handle lengths.........
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> CraigS
>> Gresham, OR
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