Chisel caps/protectors

[Tom Cancelleri]

What is everyone using to protect their chisel edges when not in use?

 

I was thinking of making some out of leather and stitching it. I wanted to see what everyone else is using.

[RichardA]

Mine hang in a cabinet, and the only protection, is Johnson's paste wax.

[Cochese]

Hang mine as well. Tossed all the ones that came with.

[wdwerker]

My good chisels came in a box set, and go back in it for storage in a drawer. Singles go in a tool roll with a few carving tools.

[mikem]

I have a chisel rack I made a few years ago, and the blades themselves rest at the bottom of the rack.   I have foam rubber at the bottom to protect the sharp edges.

[wouldwurker]

Trojans. Magnum for the larger chisels.

[Keggers]

I saw Norm? one time suggest using the ends of the finger portion of leather gloves to protect the chisel's blade.

[wouldwurker]

As a serious answer ..,this is one of those random things that I found in my basement from god knows what but it's a very good rubber protector that I use on the end of my modelers rasp. If anybody knows what it is shout out, because i'd probably buy 20 more. Fits my thinner chisels as well.

[Tpt life]

It likely was packaging for something like a Kebob pole or marshmallow roaster.

[wouldwurker]

One million points awarded. I just checked and you were right.

How the heck did you know that was from a marshmallow roasting kit???

[Tpt life]

Tent camping is something my wife and I both get into. Not many things like that. Well what is tent camping without a thousand things to stab your foot in the dark?

[TerryMcK]

Mine hang on the tool rack and they each have those plastic chisel tip protectors on. Really cheap and they work well.

[Dan S]

My chisel racks have a protective slot (for lack of a better term).

 

http://www.dans-hobbies.com/project/chisel-racks/

[wtnhighlander]

Mine roll around in a drawer and try to eat me every time I reach in to get one.

[Tom King]

Mine are in leather rolls, inside waterproof toolboxes, like all my other small tools, but the longest they stay anywhere is a

year or so, in quite varying conditions.

The ones I gave as gifts this year had magnetic covers from Lee Valley. I sharpened them so sharp that they were not safe in plastic end protectors not made for a particular chisel. I wish those things came in more sizes,

with the smallest size smaller than an inch.

I've put a bunch of aftermarket plastic caps on chisels, mostly to protect the chisel rolls, but the sharp edges go through a lot more than I'd like, and still end up cutting the leather.

Taking time to make something better is still not worth the effort for me right now though, since we have so many hundreds of other tools that get called on too.

[Don Z.]

Try this:

 

Take some masking tape.  Doesn't matter what kind, the blue stuff works great, but it's not important.  Wrap it a few times around the chisel, sticky side OUT.  That's right, you don't want the sticky stuff on the chisel, you want your wrapping to be able to slide on and off.

 

Then:  Dip the thing you just created in plasti-dip.  You'll probably need three or four dips.  Just keep dipping.  When it's dry, slip it off, and trim the "top" closely so no tape is showing, just plastic.  You now have a custom sized end cap.

[Yanis]

The little woman her indoors bought me one of these for Christmas.

[Yanis]

I saw a tip (I think it was from fine woodworking) where they used this method.

 

1. Take a piece of card (manilla folder or some such) and cut it so that it is long enough to fold over the tip and wide enough to fold back on itself across the chisel. For a 1/2"chisel make it say 2" long and maybe 1" to 1 1/2" wide.
2. Fold it in half and place the blade of the chisel into the fold.
3. Make a mark either side of the chisel along the fold.
4. Cut along the fold from either side up to the mark (you should have an uncut portion the width of the chisel, 1/2" in this case.
5. Open the card and place the chisel bevel up so that the blade is along the uncut portion of the fold then fold the card from either side across the bevel side of the chisel so that it forms a pocket for the chisel. Tape it over with masking or blue tape.
6. Turn the whole assembly over so that the chisel is now bevel down.
7. Fold the remaining ends of the card back over the back side and tape.

 

This now forms a snugly fitting pocket for the chisel tip and can roll around the drawers without hitting the edge. It is dirt cheap and you can experiment with the length and width and only takes a few minutes to construct.

 

Another alternative is to get some leather scraps and make small pockets using your sewing skills for the chisel ends. Again, will not take long at all and costs very little in materials.

[wtnhighlander]

Short lengths of PVC with a cap on one end, stuffed loosely with oiled cotton.

[wtnhighlander]

... how about 'storing' chisels in a dart doard?

[wouldwurker]

Anything is better than one of those awful <gasp> cabinets.

I protect each chisel by inserting the tip into a hard boiled egg...and then the egg is stored safely back into the hen.

[Coop]

I'd like to see a video of the re-insertion.

Well, maybe not?