Tool Rack for Chisels

I recently acquired a new set of chisels and gouges and I needed to make a home for them.

This tool rack is a fairly simple composition. It will hold 40 chisels, so I have a little bit of room to grow.

I can see all the blades and I can remove the […]

January 13th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Box, Tools | 3 comments

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 3

Part 1, Part 2, (Part 3,) Part 4, Part 4.5, Part 5

I finally finished the remaking of the chisels and gouges.

I am very pleased with the look and feel of the handles.

Click on the image above for a bigger picture.

Here is the full set.

After shaping all the handles […]

January 12th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 2

Part 1, (Part 2,) Part 3, Part 4, Part 4.5, Part 5

Pulling off the rings, you can see the gummy glue remains on the bases of the tools.

One part of this process is going to be giving myself a better stub to put the ring on.

After removing a few […]

January 9th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 1

(Part 1), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 4.5, Part 5

I got tempted and made the purchase of the full set of Grizzly Japanese Chisels and the full set of Grizzly Japanese Gouges. The reviews did not like the finish and feel of these chisels and gouges, but I was quite willing […]

January 8th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools | Leave a comment

The Path to Hand Tool Use

I recently started a thread on Woodnet, Woodworking Handtools, Asking, “What project got you started?”

The resulting posts were amazing. It was pretty obvious that the majority had gone as far as they could with conventional powered tools and they had to move to hand tools to achieve the results they desired.

A few folk […]

January 7th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tools, Woodworking | 3 comments
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