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Ha-ha, those handles are nothing fancy! In fact I was getting ready to make some new ones, I have a bunch of chisels without handles and at least 15 of these Scandinavian classics with various shop made handles that I was going to rehandle. I got some very nice masur birch, and I had the stock prepared to a nice octogonal shape, cut up and ready for the lathe. Then the lathe motor died... That was about a year ago, I haven't gotten around to doing anything about it; it is one of those projects...

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

I am for storing planes sole down on cork or carpet, preferably cork. Dimensionally speaking, the finest steel in your shop, possibly the world, is the edge of these cutting tools. A high carbon content is needed in this steel to make them hard enough to withstand the rigors of cutting wood, but it also invites corrosion.

The corrosion is of course accelerated when such fine high carbon steel is exposed to moisture laden air and the effects will dull an edge quick smart and lead to excessive blade wear.

By leaving the blade proud of the soul, storing unadjusted from the workpeice and allowing the edge to sink into the cork, it restricts exposure to the air. It is the same deal with static machinery such as tablesaws. You can apply all kinds of concoctions to inhibit corrosion if you like, but your first step should always be to place a coversheet over them when not in use. Once again, this is to restrict exposure to air. This goes a long way to slowing down the affects of that never sleeping rust.

Cheers

Kim

On the wall behind me (bench is freestanding) This is supposed to have a double layer of doors like Waddy's smaller one, but I haven't gotten around to it yet - it detracts from instrument building time! (It needs a few
hangers for spokeshaves on the back of the main case above the top shelf, too.)

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

I have a set of Swedish chisels from a company named Janport that look exactly like Berg. Have you heard of this company?

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

No Howard, I have not. Are you sure they are not 'Jernbolaget'; those were made in Eskilstuna, Sweden just like Berg and look similar.

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

[QUOTE=Arnt] No Howard, I have not. Are you sure they are not 'Jernbolaget'; those were made in Eskilstuna, Sweden just like Berg and look similar.[/QUOTE]

I have a few of these that I picked up from a flea market. They have a crossbow emblem stamped into them from memory. Excellent chisels by the way.

Cheers

Kim