Eric Morgan Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hey guys, I found a chisel/punch/pointy tool in a local pawn shop that I bought for $1.00, but I've never seen a tool with this sort of profile... Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Greetings Fordguy,That's a cape chisel commonly used for removing keys from shafts . I use them all the time for making ears pop up on my forged mice. Plenty of other uses. Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'd imagine you're definitely right, Mr. Coke. I can see it working well for that application with that profile. Any idea of typical materials used to make these? This would be an item I could see being made of a medium carbon or lesser steel due to its application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 S-7 Is common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They are also great for detailed engraving. The flared bit makes chiseling in curves easier since you won't get any binding while turning on a radius. The are used for cold work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Think cutting keyways by hand, more than driving out the key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Think cutting keyways by hand, more than driving out the keyYes they are designed to cut key ways. you will notice that there is a reduction in the width of the chisel directly behind the working edge. The reduction allows the chisel to clear the path it cuts. There is a similar design with a half round profile that was used in a similar fashion. I was shocked the first time I saw a retired machinist use a chisel to cut steel like it was nothing out of the ordinary. The other guy was talking about getting a cutting torch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 One thing to remember is all to often "modern" hand tools are not as hard as "old" tools. A chisel should be rather hard, so it maintains its edge and cuts anneald steel. Buy the averige cold chisel and it will quickly dull, take the same chisel, reforge the blade, properly heat treat and sharpen and walla. I had a friend of mine who owns a shop and salvage yard needing some help. Well he was trying to cut the rivets to remove the radius arm bushing brakets from the frame of a Ford truck, to replace some that had been damaged on another. In the time it took hom to remove 1 (4 rivets) with an air hammer with a chisel bit, I took one of his cold chisels, reshaped it (as my truck caries a forge and anvil) heatreated it and sharpend it. And removed two brakets of the other truck (8 rivets) The same is true of hammers. I have inly seen One brand of hammer with a warning against hiting hardend tools with them. Got a scar from old trusty, 7 staples when she sliped. That was 10 years ago, I've dressed the back twice and sharpend her once sence then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I have a hammer that I still use that my father acquired at a auction in Ohio in 1960. The seller was retiring and closing his shop. The hammer has a stamp on it CCC.The owner had been in the "Civilian Conservation Core" as a young man. Other than smoothing the face a little and the peen the only change has been to replace the handle because I messed up learning with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one he has appears to be the rounded version. I would say it was for gouging out grooves in items like bushings , and ways for lube channels. The Cape chisels I have seen for cutting keyways have been square on the tip profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks for all the replies everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Old oil hardened (black) chisels at yard, garage, etc. sales for almost nothing are always worth picking up, not for a dollar each though. They're high carbon and make fine additions to the stock shelf for when you need a special something be it a punch, chisel, paint scraper, pry bar, etc.If you show just a bit of interest in the chisels but NOT the price the price usually drops like a stone. I rarely pay a buck for a handful of chisels, punches, old Allen/hex key wrenches, etc.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman916 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I've got several of these, now I know what they are meant for. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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