How to Restoring vintage chisels ( sorby and marple )

Hey guys I’ve been after new chisels for a while and rather than spending a small fortune on new ones I thought I’d buy some older ones and make them like new again, and they came out better than I could have hoped for.
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[@MR-ew6uw]

Fantastic job! I've got a box of old ones I need to do the same to... did you have to do anything special when refitting the handles to stop them being loose, or did they just go back on ok without any glueing etc?

[@Darren_Barclay]

Hey thanks for the comment, yeah these ones when back on ok, but if you do find they are loose, put a piece of paper or a thin bit of wood to take up the slack, it’s happened a few times with older ones and it works well.

[@robrowe8334]

Well done, great job.

[@Darren_Barclay]

Thanks man glad you liked it and I appreciate the comment.

[@paulcooper9187]

Superb job. Thanks

[@Darren_Barclay]

Thanks man glad you enjoyed it.

[@MartinPaulsen87]

Lovely set of chisels. Should last at least your life time with the decent length they have left. Great find and resto job!

[@brianvogel5028]

Nice job mate. You went to town on them Darren and it shows. You can't beat them vintage chisels for what you can pay for them. I'm always picking them up from car boot sales.

[@Darren_Barclay]

Thank Brian. Yeah I did lol, I wanted them to look the part and they do, mission successful. Well I wanted a mirror finish but there was some scratches left but overall they are mint and very sharp for fine woodworking/joinery. But you can’t beat those old vintage ones once they’ve been restored I’d say they are better than todays one as they will hold that edge far longer than anything else.

[@tonyalways7174]

Very nice indeed 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Darren_Barclay]

Thanks man glad you enjoyed the video.

[@mikebashford8198]

Fantastic job. I watched a video a while back, can't remember which channel, but the guy was restoring wooden handles similar to these - he stretched a piece of wire across the groove while it was in the lathe to friction burn it black, increasing the contrast to make the grooves stand out more.

[@Darren_Barclay]

Thanks man glad you liked it, yeah I have done the friction burning before on the channel I just never had wire thin enough, but they came out pretty good using the lathe with HSS then with the files.

[@bentontool]

Great to save vintage chisels, but perhaps you were a bit too aggressive?