Fish Tail Chisel

[Racers]

Hi,

After knocking a crude Fish Tail Chisel From an allen key http://ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/allen-ke ... 40449.html I had a go at making one from some 6mm Ground Flat Stock, its tough stuff to cut I tried using my jigsaw but it was easer to use a Hacksaw, I files it into shape and hardened the fish tail section with my MAPP torch. I made the handle from a branch that I cut from my pear tree a few years ago, and used a lenght of brass pipe for the ferrule.

Its 15mm wide and 200mm long I forgot to temper it before I fited to the handel so I heated the tip up to a straw and quenched it, seems to have worked.

Pete

 

[Harbo]

Looks good but I bet your arm ached sawing the 6mm plate?

Rod

 

[Karl]

That looks excellent.

Cheers

Karl

 

[Racers]

Hi, Rod

It was harder keeping up enough pressure to get the Jigsaw to cut :shock:

Pete

 

[xy mosian]

Nice one Pete!

xy

 

[Mr Ed]

That looks excellent Pete.

Can you give a quick explanation of the metal shaping process, for those of us considering having a go?

Ed

 

[Klaus Kretschmar]

That looks great and I´m sure it works great also. Congrats.

Klaus

 

[head clansman]

hi pete

well done , don't it just surprise you all when you really put your minds to it what we can all actually achieve . nice one pete . hc

 

[lurker]

Pete

Would you consider making me (I guess others might be interested too) the metal bit so I can handle & final sharpen myself??

I want to pay a proper rate - not mate's rates

 

[Modernist]

It might not be beautiful - but it's cheap and it works

I'm about to steepen the angle a bit

 

[Racers]

Hi, Mr Ed

You just remove all the metal that isn't a fish tailed chisel :wink:

Just cut the basic shape out file to the lines and round the edges of the shaft, file the primary bevel and taper the tang, sounds easy but its tough stuff to work with.
I would surgest using the right width ground flat stock to cut down the amount of hacksawing and use a new blade!

Lurker, I will knock you one up, how wide do you want it?


Pete

 

[lurker]

Thanks Pete \/

Same as yours please :lol:
I expect to pay for your time & materials

 

[xy mosian]

Hi Pete,

I've just re-read this thread as something was niggling away at the old brain. I wonder why you didn't forge the fishtail as you did with the allen key. Was it purely a matter of not being able to get sufficient heat into the metal, or was it to avoid having to harden and re-temper?

Just a question out of interest, as I said earlier a nice job!

xy

 

[jimi43]

Oh LORD Pete...you know what you just gone and done there mate!!!

Darn it...FOCUS ON PLANES JIMI FOCUS ON PLANES!!!



If you see me sitting cross legged in the garden this summer with a great big hammer and a forge...remember to call me JIMISAN ok!! :wink:

A most excellent post there Pete...excellent!

Jim

 

[Ironballs]

First up, congrats on a very good looking job that's well finished. However, I've never got fishtail chisels, you don't have to re-grind and hone too many times before you've chewed through your steel.

Not too much of a problem for you as you can re-make your own iron and no doubt enjoy the process, but a problem if you've bought a Blue Spruce or LN

 

[Racers]

Hi, Ironballs

Its not going to be a well used chisel so I don't expect to ware it away quickly, and if I do I will use it for smaller dovetails.


Pete