Hand Tool Idents.

[CHJ]

Post in turning section needs some input.

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[LuptonM]

Bottom 2 are pick stickers

Top right is an unhandled firmer chisel. The rest in the top pic are gouges for woodcarving ect. Not sure on the other 2

 

[soulboy]

you probably meant pig stickers, etc ?

 

[Alf]

No, he means oval bolstered mortise chisels

 

[MickCheese]

Why are they called Pig Stickers? Is it they get stuck into your mortice and are a pig to get out?

Mick

 

[LuptonM]

Ever heard the phrase 'stick like a pig'. Maybe its something to do with killing pigs?

 

[adidat]

the bayonet that goes on a lee enfield SMLE rifle was nicknamed the pig sticker. this is just a rod with a point on the end, unlike the german bayonets that where more sword shaped. and i believe, in the training running up to the great war the tommies used to practice bayonet thrusting and fighting on pig carcasses.

adidat

 

[LuptonM]

The annoying thing with old mortise chisels is they're always out of shape and each side needs to be lapped. Anyone have a fast way of doing this without making them unusable in the process

 

[jimi43]

My Lord Chas!!

You have some fettling to do there mate! I thought I was bad getting bootfair chisels and doing them up but you've set yourself a major task there mate!

Still...the steel should be great...as long as you don't have too much pitting near the edge...

Post some pictures when you are finished!

Cheers

Jimi

 

[CHJ]

My Lord Chas!!

You have some fettling to do there mate! Jimi

Not mine Jim, just trying to get the descriptive terminology correct and make sure that a budding turner knew the difference between flat worlders tools and those strong enough to be safe at 26 ft per. min. or greater.

 

[jimi43]

My Lord Chas!!

You have some fettling to do there mate! Jimi

Not mine Jim, just trying to get the descriptive terminology correct and make sure that a budding turner knew the difference between flat worlders tools and those strong enough to be safe at 26 ft per. min. or greater.

Ah! I somehow thought not...but thought maybe you had been converted! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

In compensation for my faux pas...I have left a suitable post on said thread....

Cheers

Jim

 

[bugbear]

The annoying thing with old mortise chisels is they're always out of shape and each side needs to be lapped. Anyone have a fast way of doing this without making them unusable in the process

Never had enough of 'em for it to be a problem.

Now, rust and pitting on the back of a 3/16" OBMC (see Alf's post) IS a problem.

BugBear

 

[CHJ]

....
Ah! I somehow thought not...but thought maybe you had been converted! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
....

Afraid the conversion went the other way, although my humble workers are still in the shed and get used occasionally, in fact only this morning thought to myself how good a marples plastic handled (red and clear plastic) Chisel was holding its edge when repairing a stool for a neighbor.
It was purchased in 1966-7 when I was making the windows and front bi-folding electrically driven doors for my garage and has suffered no end of abuse in it's life.

I think I remember the guy with the kids.

Found another one to show they were made the 'right' way :lol: