Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Old rusty chisel made new

On the right is an old chisel that belonged to my dad.  The handle was missing and the tool itself was very rusted.  I cleaned off the rust, sharpened it, and polished it,  I put on a new ferrule (the brass part), and turned a new handle.   

The wood is Bocote from South America.  Before I turned it I randomly drilled twenty or so holes in the wood.  Then I glued Bamboo skewers into each hole.  When the glue set I sniped off the portions of the skewers that were sticking out of the wood blank.  If you zoom in you can see white circles scattered around the chisel.  They serve no purpose, but make for an interesting look.

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