New Handles For Vintage Stanley Chisels

They look great Shame, handles and all. I’ll get there some day.

-- http://timetestedtools.net - Collecting is an investment in the past, and the future.

Very classy Shane…...good to see you using some of the cool wood…....! I use the same planning technique as well….no plan or clue…...but you did good here without a plan…..shine away…

-- Jeff .... Minnesota, USA

Not too shabby for a beginner!

-- Sawdust and shavings are therapeutic

Thanks guys, Jeff local hardwood retailer doesn’t carry a lot of exotics in anything above 4/4. I have had this 8/4 zebrawood for a long time, while that was thicker than I needed, I didn’t have to break down and buy anything for them. I would have considered Rosewood, Cocobolo, or a few others but went with what I had. I even considered BE maple that a fellow LJ had given me…thanks again Jeff.

Shane, those things look awesome, very nicely done. You gotta post some more pics once you get some finish on em.

-- Lucas, "Someday woodworks will be my real job, until then, there's this http://www.melbrownfarmsupply.com"

Fantastic handles Shane.

Your Rikon is being put to good use and your first set of handles
are quite impressive. Keep doing the good work.

Very nice work Shane. They look great.

-- ~Tony

Only reason I would want a lathe…..improve my tools. Nicely done.

-- "At the end of the day, try and make it beautiful....because the world is full of ugly." Konrad Sauer

Those are some sweet handles, my friend! Well done! I’d like to turn a new set of six handles for the DEs I have, but haven’t got the guts to try it; they have leather on the ends. Maybe I’ll turn chisel handles when you do half-blinds with your newly handled chisels? :-)

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Very cool, nice handles. I love zebrawood….but it’s so pricey!

-- David - Tucson, AZ

From one hand tool hoarder to another, nice job. And don’t let the ever decreasing lack of space stop your hoarding “problem”. It won’t stop me!

-- Just a man with his chisel.........

Well done Shane! I’m reluctant to encourage an addict in most instances but for you I say, do it again!

-- "The only limits to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - FDR

Great job, Shane! That Zebrawood is gonna stand out for years to come!

When can I start sending ya old Witherbys for new handles? :)

-- tr ...see one, do one, teach one...

Thats an incredible job for someone sthats “not there yet”. They look great! Thansk for sharing your work with us.

Wow thats nice! Great job Shane!

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch