wedge4d ago
I started restoring this ‘ciseaux bedane’ a while back and got sidetracked. Still some hand grinding to do on bottom, but it was almost there. These chisels are meant to be whacked hard, and I’ll need to put a handle on it with two ferrules, so I bumped it up as my test for using threaded brass plumbing fittings as ferrules. Strong.
Show threadnobody
@wedge That chisel looks like it has had a hard life. I have couple of old marples chisels that have been dated to post-1875 with triple shamrock logo. I need to do new handles for those. so definitely watching this thread for inspiration.
Apr 3 at 10:31pmWeb
Show threadwedge4d ago

@Rajiv

It was very rusty and pitted. The pits on the top side, however, shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll leave them for aesthetic texture. :)

The bottom has to be ground smooth, though. Sides too. It’s stamped ‘30’ but will be around 28 when done.