u/ArtAndCars

Picked up this rusty old chisel head for $1 at the restore last week and brought it back to life. It had some pretty rough chips and there’s some rust pitting on the underside, but after wire wheeling off all the rust, I reground the bevel and sharpened it up. It took some time but I got it sharp enough to shave some hair off my arm. Then tonight after work I made it a handle out of a piece of poplar dowel and a couple of extra compression nuts I had lying around. I wiped it down with BLO and then will give it another wipe of BLO tomorrow after work, and once that’s dry a layer of paste wax and it’ll will be ready to do some work.

I picked up some mill ends from the local woodworking supply shop to make some Jewlery with and I have no clue what this one is. I really like the look of it and would like to get some more if I can figure out what it is. It smells like cloves and cinnamon when I’m sawing and sanding it and It’s not super hard. The last picture is of a piece that has some crystal clear poly on it.