How To Restore and Sharpen a Rusty Vintage Chisel

[@danjo7398]

Excellent stuff again rob. Not many people could entertain a crowd of music geeks with a chisel restoration.

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate.

[@RetifsGarage]

I don’t usually like music on videos, but this one was great - very cool restoration, well done !

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate. All the music on my channel is my original stuff. Often it is recorded with the modded guitar or pedal featured in the video. Getting back into producing music is one of the reasons I started making KZbin content.

[@ImCarolB]

It makes me so happy when people take the time to restore a useful object. Wonderful job!

[@RobMods]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@barriejones15]

Outstanding attention to detail, I don't think I've got enough years left on this earth to restore all my chisels to the same standard.

[@RobMods]

No, I agree. I wouldn't normally take such time, but since it was so far gone, I just went for it. A bit inspired by the My Mechanics channel I guess! It is nice to push the boat out and challenge yourself every so often.

[@AlCatrraz]

Try to CHISEL some time....

[@j.r.tidwell3318]

OUTSTANDING JOB MY FRIEND….

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate!

[@kcirful]

A perfect job. Great for a display item. I could never bring myself to using the chisel after all that work.

[@RobMods]

Actually I use it a lot. It feels very nice in the hand. But only for paring. I wouldn't hit it with a mallet. I have others with heavier blades and squarer shoulders etc that are more suited for that.

[@mikekmit6045]

First time here. When the first ad ran at 1:30 almost left. Glad I stayed. Nice job. Subscribe.

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate. Strange that an ad would run there. I usually put a fade-to-black in the edit so YT automatically puts the ad there. I think creators can now place ad markers for videos longer than 8min. I'll look into this. FWIW I do turn off pre-roll and non-skippable ads for my channel where I can. It costs some revenue but makes for better viewing I believe. Cheers.

[@roncox2777]

Well done

[@RobMods]

Thanks Ron.

[@alanmooney]

Photo shop is a great touch, good video

[@williamsjoinery8186]

Rescued and back in use - great job.

[@RobMods]

It sure is. In fact it is a joy to use.

[@MartinPaulsen87]

Wow, you did an outstanding job restoring that chisel. I am an avid collector of another old Swedish chisel brand, but they were all made in the same town called Eskilstuna in Sweden. You have a chisel with some great steel and a lot of life left in it. Great find and rescue!

[@RobMods]

Thanks Martin. I'm not really a vintage tool collector or a restorer, but this was a fun project, and I thought I'd go the extra mile. (I normally work on guitars). You are right, this is a very nice tool, and it holds an edge very well. I use it frequently. And thanks for the info. Eskilstuna looks like an interesting place... "Stålstaden", "The Sheffield of Sweden"...

[@ethanbuckingham7311]

It's a great day to be a chisel

[@donschweitzer3045]

Most excellent work, bravo!

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate.

[@mikecorrado4971]

Perfect and beautiful!👍🏼

[@Denver077804]

Inspiring work, as usual. Very cool music too!

[@RobMods]

Thanks mate. All these tracks feature instruments and pedals etc that I've modded on the channel.

[@Denver077804]

@@RobMods I assumed as much. I've been following your channel for awhile. Again, inspiring work - I find your videos both informative and enjoyable. Cheers!

[@glbernini0]

Great training video, I'll put 1/10th that amount of work into mine!

[@daniwest1370]

Great job!

[@dougfrazer9202]

Great "demo" on resharpening old chisels, especially Toledo. The Swiss, amongst a couple of other countries, sure know how to make "proper" tool steel for wood carving; turning, etc., in my opinion! 😏

[@GarlandStringedInstruments]

Nice job! Love your vids.

[@RobMods]

Thanks for your kind words Chris. I appreciate it.

[@oldtireman4665]

Beautiful transformation. Have a guesstimate on how much time you have invested in it?

[@RobMods]

This was a while back. I'm not sure I'm afraid. I wouldn't normally go to such trouble for a tool like this but sometimes it's fun to go the extra mile and have something nice to look at in the workshop. I used it today actually...

[@terrylay6034]

NICE

[@tonyalways7174]

❤

[@mattliebenau9083]

Nice. All I ever find in the trash is, oddly enough, trash…

[@RobMods]

Well I was gonna keep walking but I noticed the handle was the same as another chisel that I own. A nice little 3/8" that belonged to my grandfather - also an early Toledo. Swedish steel is great!

[@alastairmead9188]

I’m in the process of sorting out some vintage marples chisels but am struggling to get through the pitting on the back of one of them. Have you got any tips to speed things up ?

[@RobMods]

If you have the experience and equipment you could try annealing it. This will make abraiding far easier. You'll have to then harden, polish, and temper. If you can't do that, and you decide to use a machine for abrasion, be sure to keep it nice and cool. Hand working hardened steel takes patience. An audio book may help... 🙂

[@iwrightwycliffe]

Great video, great result. Lots of excellent tips. Question: What did you soak the decal print in, and how did the backing paper fall off so neatly?? I've tried various approaches, none as good as yours.

[@RobMods]

Thanks Ian. I just use water. I do use a timer with my water transfer sheets. Plus I always buy them from the same hobby store. That way you build up a feel for the materials.

[@bobfognozzle]

It is now too nice to actually use.

[@RobMods]

Yeah it is nice, but no more than a new high end chisel. I do use it a lot. Having said that I'm not a carpenter, I'm a luthier. I'm not pounding on it with a mallet. A slender chisel like this is more suited to paring anyway.

[@peterlowe6064]

It took me a lot longer than thirteen minutes to restore mine

[@RobMods]

Me too. And even longer to edit the video...

[@MintStiles]

Beautiful result, but please don't polish the back like that on a drill press. You are inadvertently rounding off the two edges just enough to make it impossible to get sharp in the future unless you polish off even more. I see that you've compensated by using a strop on the back as well. That actually creates a mocro-bevel though. Okay in most situations (and first few gos on flat materials), but will cause the chisel to not want to shave flat eventually.

[@People-are-the-valley-of-Death]

Gee - ever wonder what your buying online - my thought is this - with the amount of work put into it - is what you paid - getting you your money's worth - case in point - a harbor freight Firemans axe - less than 20 - but I buy a finished detailed look alike online and pay 50 plus the ship - but when I compare the measurements are the same and the giveaway - red paint on the underside of the redone axe - and I think okay - it took a lot of work to do this - so I was happy - likewise - with this chisel here - I wish I had the tools - but can come close - and not to sell - just to do - not to have a working chisel mind you - because the joy is in the redoing and the bringing back to life - and restoring -sort of like when we die and the soul goes forth and comes back as something different in another realm or dimension or universe - the joy or real work is the restoring or the tool - for some that is the work - the story of the potter's wheel - not so much what the finished project will look like but the fact that the project learns to enjoy the feel of the potters hands on it as it works with it - no matter what the final item is supposed to look like - thank you for making this video - well done and teaches above all the art of patience.

[@AlCatrraz]

TOLEDO STEEL SWEDEN .... is a FUNNY term....

[@dalebechtel8904]

Well done