home made mortise chisel

Impressed. You’ll have more love for that chisel than any other!

-- Charlie

It doesn’t count until we see you chopping a mortise.

We’re waiting.

Well? About done??

Haven’t got all day. Hurry up.

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-- Tony

Can you make a video on how you made it?

Great project. God bless.

Yes, cobalt is much harder than hi-speed.
I admire your patience for grinding that down.
Steels that hard tend to be brittle so use caution.
I put a piece of pipe on my chisel handles too, keeps them from splitting.
There will likely be times you’ll want to use that chisel sans mallet, a ridge or ramp
by the junction of the handle and the blade helps the thumb push there.
Well done.

-- Mike in SoCal, now East Texas

Fine job Wapy

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

thanks guys.
for the video request, I could make one for the next chisel I’m going to make, smaller section but same method.
It will be a 3/8” (10mm). In the mean time may be some more picture of this one will be useful, I can disassemble it with easy.
I agree with you NotaJock, the handle flush with the body helps in delicate operations; that’s what I had in mind when shaped the handle; as I said, it could be less “aesthetic” but more suitable to me.

-- the good woodworker feels what the tree wanted to become

Looks good Wapy,
As allready said by others, cobalt is hard indeed! That alls results in the shocks from impact with a mallet and the rebound travelling along the blade to be absorbed by the handle. that results in a higher risk of splitting the handle. You might consider adding a ferrule at the tang with a leather ring between ferrule and the root of the blade for extra shockabsorption.

-- D.