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    Tang Chisel Handle Removal -- How?

    This nice Buck Brother's chisel needs a new handle. The question is, how do I remove the old one without messing up the ferrule?

    Any ideas?

    TIA,
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    Drill a hole in the handle end until the bit hits the tang.

    Set the handle in a machinist vise with the handle shoulder bearing on the jaw tops and the ferrule below the jaws, then drive out the tang from the top with a punch. Heat the blade if necessary.
    “Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff

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    Not meaning to Steal the topic, but...

    <tt>Not meaning to Steal the topic, but... where can you buy ferules? I have a nice old set of chisels that really just need new handles, and I'd like to turn some, but I don't know where to get ferules. Thanks if anyone can help. A PM is fine if you don't want to hijack the thread.

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    "When we build, let us think that we build forever." - Ruskin

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    Steve,

    Lee Valley has ferrulles in various sized about .15 each.

    Peter

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    Thank you, Ordering some now.
    "When we build, let us think that we build forever." - Ruskin

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    Or, you can take a cut off of copper pipe, buff it up a bit, and have a pretty solid ferrule. I have done this, and it is even less than the .15, plus shipping, and avoids the nasty tendency to order other "necessities" since one one is ordering anyway.
    Alan

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    Thanks Alan,

    A little late... already ordered my Ferrules and....... Actually I showed good restraint and only ordered some rare earth magnets, but I think I have enough ferrules to last the rest of my life now.
    "When we build, let us think that we build forever." - Ruskin

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    "...but I think I have enough ferrules to last the rest of my life now."


    If you have too many ferrules, you don't have enough tools Steve

    One way to get rid of them is to start making some specialized tools for yourself. Triangular awl, triangular dovetail chisel, marking knife, awl, center punch, special turning tools.........
    Dave Anderson

    Chester, NH

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    I may make new handles for all the tools you mentioned above. I have a large chunk of Purpleheart (and I won't use it for anything else) that I may use to make new handles for most of my smaller tools. And yes I do need more tools.
    "When we build, let us think that we build forever." - Ruskin

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Wargo
    <TT>Not meaning to Steal the topic, but... where can you buy ferules? I have a nice old set of chisels that really just need new handles, and I'd like to turn some, but I don't know where to get ferules. Thanks if anyone can help. A PM is fine if you don't want to hijack the thread.</TT>
    Steve, I know you have enough ferrules to last you a few weeks ... er ... um ... I mean "a lifetime" -- -- but just in case you run out, here is a good source for brass tubing. http://onlinemetals.com/

    Don't anybody buy tool steel from them though. Their prices on it are terrible.
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    James Krenov says that "the craftsman lives in a
    condition where the size of his public is almost in
    inverse proportion to the quality of his work."
    (James Krenov, A Cabinetmaker's Notebook, 1976.)

    I guess my public must be pretty huge then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Smalser
    Drill a hole in the handle end until the bit hits the tang.

    Set the handle in a machinist vise with the handle shoulder bearing on the jaw tops and the ferrule below the jaws, then drive out the tang from the top with a punch. Heat the blade if necessary.
    Thanks Bob!

    I'll give it a go later today and report back with my results.

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    James Krenov says that "the craftsman lives in a
    condition where the size of his public is almost in
    inverse proportion to the quality of his work."
    (James Krenov, A Cabinetmaker's Notebook, 1976.)

    I guess my public must be pretty huge then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom LaRussa
    Steve, I know you have enough ferrules to last you a few weeks ... er ... um ... I mean "a lifetime" -- -- but just in case you run out, here is a good source for brass tubing. http://onlinemetals.com/

    Don't anybody buy tool steel from them though. Their prices on it are terrible.
    Thanks Tom
    "When we build, let us think that we build forever." - Ruskin

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    Your local hydraulic repair shop has brass ferrules in about 50 sizes.
    “Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Smalser
    Drill a hole in the handle end until the bit hits the tang.

    Set the handle in a machinist vise with the handle shoulder bearing on the jaw tops and the ferrule below the jaws, then drive out the tang from the top with a punch. Heat the blade if necessary.
    Worked like a charm. Three little taps and it was out.

    Thanks again, Bob!

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    James Krenov says that "the craftsman lives in a
    condition where the size of his public is almost in
    inverse proportion to the quality of his work."
    (James Krenov, A Cabinetmaker's Notebook, 1976.)

    I guess my public must be pretty huge then.

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    And you still have all your toes? And the blade isn't chipped to death?

    Pam

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