Got an old chisel, just the blade and the ferrel. Decided it needed a handle. Couldn't get the lathe out from all the junk sitting on it. So, looking around for something to use as a handle. Found a cheap old parting tool. Don't even use the thing. Got the blade out of the handle, and stashed it away ( Maybe a future marking knife??) Got to loking at the wood left. Seemed a bit bass ackwards. Decided to leave it's ferrel in place as the top of the "NEW" handle. No lathe, no problemski. Fired up the grinder, and ground a rough profile to match the new ferrel. got close, the smoothed it down with the belt sander. Don't have a spokeshave.
Once it looked like things would go together, I clamped the blade in the vise, loade up the other two parts onto it, and drove them "home". Then, since I had something to hand onto, I sharpened the 1" wide chisel up.
Yeah yeah, Pictures, right? Here goesSDC15572.jpgSDC15573.jpgSDC15574.jpgBevel side, back side, and the edge. Giving an old chisel new life??