I have a fair number of socket chisel I have collected . My dad sends them to me frequently from his auction finds. Most do not have handles. I have been unable to find hickory up here in anything thicker than 3/4 inch. I have lots of Alaskan birch sawed in various thicknesses and wondered how you thought birch would hold up as a chisel handle. I intend to use copper rings or leather washers on the chisels that will be used with a mallet. Also, how would birch do as a mallet? Thanks.
Marty Weatherup