Fitting a chisel to a new handle

Hello all

Wanted to submit this for a badge, but discovered that you need to make a wedge style handle. I am posting it here because it might be interesting to some people here. If anybody knows a better place for this, please let me know, if I can score some point for badge, please let me know also.

Went tool hunting in my favourite thrift store and found a very big 'pig sticker' (love the name) mortising chisel for €1,5 euro with a broken handle.

These chisel come with a very simple handle design which you can see in the pictures but I wanted to show you how to fit the chisel to handle!
Normally, they tell you to drill a pilot hole in the handle (store bought ones will already have this), heat the tang and burn in into the handle.
However, in my attempts at collecting a set of chisels in thrift shops (and removing handles to replace with a new one) I have only once found one where the chisel seems to have been 'burned' into the wood. All the other ones seem to have a nice tapered hole for the tang.
I discovered how the old timers did this through a comment on a tutorial on how to fit a handle to a chisel as described above.
What you do is use the tang itself as a 'reamer' (had to look up what they meant by this, if you do not know either it will all become clear in the pictures).
First, I start with a big drill bit, then a smaller one, and so one until I have a pilot hole in 'steps'. I then take a file and straighten all side of the tang slightly to make it fit easily and this creates a bur which will help in the next step.
I then put the handle on top of the chisel and start turning the wood around. This will create a tapered hole and you will see wood dust falling out. When the handle sticks about 3mm or 1/8th of an inch above the chisel, hammer it home all the way so you have a pressure fit.

You might notice there is no ring on these handles preventing them from splitting but with normal and correct use, these chisels do not need them (just like carving gouges). And anyway, a new handle can be quickly made from a scrap piece of wood. If you make a handle with a ring, you can still use the above technique to fit the handle.

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Hello all

Thank you very much for all the apples!

I am working, when time allows, on collecting some badge bits. If I find something else interesting to post, I will do so!

The problem with the pictures was that they were too big. I think I have a solution for next time.

Hi, John, maybe this would fit into the Odd Ball Badge:

https://permies.com/wiki/pep-badge-oddball

Shawn said, "There are no specific tasks for these badges.   This badge is for unpredictable projects or creative solutions that aren't covered by existing BBs.  Maybe you're building a tiny home.  Maybe the mailbox needs to be re-installed.  Maybe a conventional floor needs a small mend.  Maybe a conventional window is broken, or a chair needs to be repaired.  These solutions might involve paint, glue, tape, cement or other materials typically frowned on.