[pianotech] Of Chisels

[Susan Kline]

  On 10/11/2010 2:03 PM, David Love wrote:
> I figured it was a feral chisel, one that he found wandering around 
> the tool drawer.
My best feral chisel was given to me when I was brand new in the 
business,  and was tuning some piece of junk for a "good old boy" out in 
the country. I was waxing enthusiastic about woodworking tools on the 
way back to my car, and he leaned down and picked up a rusty chisel with 
a nylon handle from the driveway! "Here's a chisel for you!" It was bent 
from being run over, covered with rust and paint, and the edge was 
chipped and pitted. I cleaned it off with sandpaper, put a new bevel on 
it with a grinder, and carefully sharpened it up.

It's been one of my most useful tools, the one I can do ANYTHING with, 
because it is never too good to abuse.

Susan
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