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My chisels are made of 1/2" square 304 stainless steel. The tool working length is about 10" and the handle length is about 19". The handle was made from a slab of black walnut, the ferrule is 1" heavy wall copper pipe. The tool works excellent. Made a couple for friends too.
![lathe-chisels-017.jpg lathe-chisels-017.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23131-67acc0458dbfd4f76c268ddd90baedbc.jpg)
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Then I got ambitious and made a hollowing chisel out of 1/2" 304 stainless steel plate. I had a shop cnc plasma cut the blank. Then I used a 4" flap grinder and file and sandpaper to smooth and contour the shape. There is not a sharp or square edge anywhere on this tool to catch on anything when turning. It takes me about 8 hours not counting the machining to make one of these. I can get to the bottom of about an 7" or 8" vessel with this tool. It works awesome as well. The handle was made from a piece of curly oak I saved from a firewood pile.
![chainsaw-mill-015.jpg chainsaw-mill-015.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23136-401193821a112753bf0ab8469f5db5e5.jpg)
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![lathe-chisels-020.jpg lathe-chisels-020.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23133-aae4548db496ac8bb9663ac37c227c30.jpg)
![lathe-chisels-033.jpg lathe-chisels-033.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23134-458cdfb57dc2907b46c4bcb3824bc20f.jpg)
Then I got ambitious and made a hollowing chisel out of 1/2" 304 stainless steel plate. I had a shop cnc plasma cut the blank. Then I used a 4" flap grinder and file and sandpaper to smooth and contour the shape. There is not a sharp or square edge anywhere on this tool to catch on anything when turning. It takes me about 8 hours not counting the machining to make one of these. I can get to the bottom of about an 7" or 8" vessel with this tool. It works awesome as well. The handle was made from a piece of curly oak I saved from a firewood pile.
![chainsaw-mill-015.jpg chainsaw-mill-015.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23136-401193821a112753bf0ab8469f5db5e5.jpg)
![chainsaw-mill-018.jpg chainsaw-mill-018.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23137-fe740768b36ba728795eebe10e3b5f97.jpg)
![chainsaw-mill-024.jpg chainsaw-mill-024.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23138-042acf3d631ae82837756a0abbf00f20.jpg)
![chainsaw-mill-028.jpg chainsaw-mill-028.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23139-f8fc1d6a45c8b1c4cf64d95bdaef3647.jpg)
![finished-hollower-003.jpg finished-hollower-003.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23141-11b88468d8f71b15bf716604fe08f528.jpg)
![finished-hollower-007.jpg finished-hollower-007.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23142-0ef34524fc889a9b169d5cab8bd1d7ae.jpg)
![lathe-chisels-017.jpg lathe-chisels-017.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23131-67acc0458dbfd4f76c268ddd90baedbc.jpg)
![lathe-chisels-018.jpg lathe-chisels-018.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/23/23132-0aef7ef18c5d5bb2b85287897d85806b.jpg)
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