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! 😏
@GarlandStringedInstruments2 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Love your vids.
@RobMods2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words Chris. I appreciate it.
@ethanbuckingham73112 жыл бұрын
It's a great day to be a chisel
@danjo73982 жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff again rob. Not many people could entertain a crowd of music geeks with a chisel restoration.
@RobMods2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate.
@oldtireman4665 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful transformation. Have a guesstimate on how much time you have invested in it?
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
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...
@barriejones15 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Try to CHISEL some time....
@ImCarolB Жыл бұрын
It makes me so happy when people take the time to restore a useful object. Wonderful job!
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!
@RetifsGarage Жыл бұрын
I don’t usually like music on videos, but this one was great - very cool restoration, well done !
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
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.
@kcirful Жыл бұрын
A perfect job. Great for a display item. I could never bring myself to using the chisel after all that work.
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
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.
@j.r.tidwell3318 Жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING JOB MY FRIEND….
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@glbernini03 ай бұрын
Great training video, I'll put 1/10th that amount of work into mine!
@AlCatrraz Жыл бұрын
TOLEDO STEEL SWEDEN .... is a FUNNY term....
@mattliebenau90832 жыл бұрын
Nice. All I ever find in the trash is, oddly enough, trash…
@RobMods2 жыл бұрын
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!
@tonyalways71742 жыл бұрын
❤
@MartinPaulsen87 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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"...
@roncox2777 Жыл бұрын
Well done
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron.
@terrylay60342 жыл бұрын
NICE
@mikekmit6045 Жыл бұрын
First time here. When the first ad ran at 1:30 almost left. Glad I stayed. Nice job. Subscribe.
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
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.
@MintStiles Жыл бұрын
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.
@williamsjoinery8186 Жыл бұрын
Rescued and back in use - great job.
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
It sure is. In fact it is a joy to use.
@bobfognozzle Жыл бұрын
It is now too nice to actually use.
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
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.
@daniwest13702 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@peterlowe6064 Жыл бұрын
It took me a lot longer than thirteen minutes to restore mine
@RobMods Жыл бұрын
Me too. And even longer to edit the video...
@donschweitzer30458 ай бұрын
Most excellent work, bravo!
@RobMods8 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.
@iwrightwycliffe Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Denver0778042 жыл бұрын
Inspiring work, as usual. Very cool music too!
@RobMods2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. All these tracks feature instruments and pedals etc that I've modded on the channel.
@Denver0778042 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@mikecorrado497110 ай бұрын
Perfect and beautiful!👍🏼
@alastairmead9188 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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... 🙂