Thanks for your replies. They are all helpful and it's nice to know how other people get over these problems. I just couldn't seem to find anything on line. As soon as you use the word gouge you get pages of results on sharpening turning gouges.
Please could you tell me how best to re-grind a badly chipped cutting edge of an in-cannel chisel gouge?
Is there a rounded grinding wheel available for a Tormek? Or possibly just a standard bench grinder?
I can't seem to find anything available in the UK. There are you tube videos from...
Thank you for your responses Kwigly and Cheshirechappie,
The iron was very burred over at the top from repeatedly being struck with a hammer and there is a small vertical crack in the iron from the top of the blade down about 10mm. There is some pitting around the top of the iron which is...
Hi, I recently came across an old coffin smoothing plane made by Martin & Shaw Birmingham. The chip breaker looks like it's made by a company called ?arker & Drew. Could this be a tool dealer? Also the iron is made by W Marples & Sons Hibernia Cast Steel but over the makers mark is stamped the...