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115605 "Ren Tescher" <rjtescher@n...> 2003‑03‑24 Old chisel questions
Hello again fine Galoots,
      Last month I was digging through a box in the basement
of the local antique store and dug out 6 rusty chisels.
Now, I read your warnings to me back in January about not
buying broken tools when there are plenty of complete ones
to purchase, but at a buck apiece, I wanted to try and make
them useful again.
     4 of them are probably made by the same company, as the
imprint on them is a rectangle with (just wildly guessing)
T. Weatherby
Warranted
stamped inside the rectangle.
1.     Could you please tell me who is the mfgr of these and if any
web pages exist for my perusal?
     A couple of the chisels had their ends broken, it took me
an hour on Saturday (using an *l*ctr*c grinder) to put a bevel on
the stubs.  Checking the bevels when I was finished put them
between the 25 and 30 degree marks on the guage.
2.     What would be the "correct" bevel?  The others may not be
of any help as they've all been reground in the past.
     That evening I put a 3M (soft?) abrasive wheel in an *l*ctr*c
drill and rubbed most of the rust off, being more gentle around the 
imprints.
     The other 2 chisels are a Buck Bros, and an Everkeen.
     (web pages?)

     Most need their handles replaced.  I'm thinking of maybe making
my own, but it may be better if there are pre-made replacements.
3.   Are pre-made handles available?  Where?

I'm not looking for antique value(yeah,right!) just reviving some chisels.

Thank you for your time
(as this Normite/Newbie goes back across the street to watch you
all on the porch through my binoculars).

Ren
dona nobis pacem


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