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

[Bruce .]

I have no direct experience, but a friction fit might be just fine, if
the taper is appropriate.  Think of a Morse taper -- about 5/8" per
foot -- which grabs quite nicely.

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Craig Schaefer
<calvinjean2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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>> 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"
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>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:51 PM
>> Subject: [TheForge] While we're spring cleaning - chisel handles
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>>
>>> 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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Bruce
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