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'London pattern' - does this refer to the octagonal shape of the handles?
(sorry for the dim question)
Woodbloke, those two are very nice =P~
(sorry for the dim question)
Woodbloke, those two are very nice =P~
condeesteso":u2okr81o said:This is why I like light handles, makes control close-in very good:
jimi43":u2okr81o said:
jimi43":toqaauyx said:Thought you might like that old English Octagonal my friend.
Glad to see you recognised it! Did you find a piece of steel to attach to it yet?
Jim
Ta, they take a little practice to get right, but the smallest ferule you can get away with makes it easier to get the curves looking half decent. The stock material starts off at 25mm square or so...in fact Alf did a very good tutorial somewhere on making London Pattern handles. Here's another one I did some time ago:No skills":2c5jx5d7 said:Woodbloke, those two are very nice =P~
That reminds me - what happened to the badges? I never got mine Do we have a badge monitor?Alf":2uhs58z1 said:Making Best London Pattern Octagonal Chisel Handles, and also Replacing plastic chisel handles, aka "Lathe? Lathe?! You Don't Need No Stinkin' Lathe"
That's the bad boy...worth a quick peek :wink: - RobAlf":2w8kd1az said:
Jamesc":2t79b6g7 said:Here is my contribution.
I found this sorry pair burried in the mud on a building site. They just seemed made for each other so I had a go.
P1010009 by Jmaes-C, on Flickr
And here it is after, I am a converted metal worker and at the time did not have a woodwrking lathe (I am still building it). I surface ground the blade so that it is completly flat and made a comfortable handle within the limitations of the lump of wood I found and the slow speed of my metalworking lathe.
DSCN0780 by
now that's impressive...... =D>
for some bizarre reason I can't put my finger in this is clearly infectious as I have found a similar chisel in the bottom of an old tool box and am eyeing up a handle solution right now.
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