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.
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Related, the hexagon shape is comfortable. I like it better than octagon. It seems to fit my grip like it’s meant to.

But half the arrises on this handle blank are still live edge. Maybe less after finishing the tapering, but not totally. I’m leaning now to filing the fittings round and softening the handle arrises that remain. That should help make it look better in the end. Less industrial. :)

So, all this again at the bolster end.

Apr 4 at 4:10pmWeb