I have obtained a good condition round socket chesiel minus handel and
would like to find a source of replacement handels. However, it seems no
one makes them any more - can anyone help?
I do have one wood gouge that has a great handel with a leather "bumper"
on the end. I tried that and the leather just mushed out. How was this
leather treated to hold up so well? One person suggested soaking it in
borax, then leting it dry while compressed. Any comments?
Thanks in advance
Dave Smith
David Smith wrote:
> I have obtained a good condition round socket chesiel minus handel and
> would like to find a source of replacement handels. However, it seems no
> one makes them any more - can anyone help?
It sound like a good excu... opportunity to get a lathe.
> I do have one wood gouge that has a great handel with a leather "bumper"
> on the end. I tried that and the leather just mushed out. How was this
> leather treated to hold up so well? One person suggested soaking it in
> borax, then leting it dry while compressed. Any comments?
The "bumper" is probable rawhide.
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
I believe I saw a plastic handle being sold in Brownell's for that
exact purpose. You drill a small hole, heat the shank of the tool
(Checkering, chisle, screwdriver, whatever) and shove it in.
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=60
I am sure there are MANY other places.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:09:40 +0100, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 20:47:28 -0400, [email protected] (David
>Smith) wrote:
>
>> I have obtained a good condition round socket chesiel minus handel and
>>would like to find a source of replacement handels. However, it seems no
>>one makes them any more - can anyone help?
>
>I'm not sure that anyone ever did make them. There's a replacement
>trade in the normal style of handle, but many of these "slicks" were
>sold handle-less and had handles made by their owners.
>
>> I do have one wood gouge that has a great handel with a leather "bumper"
>>on the end. I tried that and the leather just mushed out. How was this
>>leather treated to hold up so well?
>
>Probably just by being new. I re-handle this sort of chisel (a
>"registered" chisel) and I just use a scrap of thick leather. A coat
>of wax (Nikwax, same as my walking boots) avoids mould problems.
On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 20:47:28 -0400, [email protected] (David
Smith) wrote:
> I have obtained a good condition round socket chesiel minus handel and
>would like to find a source of replacement handels. However, it seems no
>one makes them any more - can anyone help?
I'm not sure that anyone ever did make them. There's a replacement
trade in the normal style of handle, but many of these "slicks" were
sold handle-less and had handles made by their owners.
> I do have one wood gouge that has a great handel with a leather "bumper"
>on the end. I tried that and the leather just mushed out. How was this
>leather treated to hold up so well?
Probably just by being new. I re-handle this sort of chisel (a
"registered" chisel) and I just use a scrap of thick leather. A coat
of wax (Nikwax, same as my walking boots) avoids mould problems.