DIY skew woodturning chisel from an old file 

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Thank you, I am glad you found it useful!

thank you very much Izzy! Dimitris

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its gettin old :P

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thank you, merry Christmas to you too

thanks for watching! :)

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Thanks man, greetings from Greece

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Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ φίλε μου

Awesome

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I thank you

Larry Carlton is awesome!

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thanks man, it was really challenging. I enjoyed this build very much.

Nice

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What's your price for one of them my friend awesome bro :)

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Thanks. Actually you can see in a few of my videos. No secret kept, I just focus the camera on the job!

You are right you shouldn’t do something like that unless you feel confident About it. I still use this tool and it is one of my favorites

@@ScrapwoodCity It's not a matter of confidence, it needs to be tempered at the tang and set either soft or spring temper or something like that. Some files have a fairly coarse grain that can be seen when they snap. Coarse grain., less tough. The reason for that is the files wear better if they still retain some large carbides (vs. something like a razor or chisel where you want small evenly dispersed carbides).

χαχαχα, δεν το σκέφτηκα αυτό! Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα καλά λόγια!

To be honest when I made that I had very little knowledge on wood turning. I still use it today though and never broke it or had a serious accident. Today skew is my favourite tool with the bowl gouge.

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Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ. Ναι είναι πολύ κοφτερό!

Good question. Actually it is one of my favorite tools. So far so good

​@@ScrapwoodCity Happy that it works greath. I have a file. I am trying to put it into shape with sand paper which seems to take too but too long time because I don't professional equipment that you have except for a drill. I am not a professional, i want to do my furnitures because i love working with wood. Efxaristo poli file

I am not a pro either. Tools is stuff that you kind of accumulate overtime, little by little. An angle grinder will help you do some work faster and it is not that expensive. Then use the sandpaper, otherwise it will take forever! Έγώ ευχαριστώ

Thank you. I use a DSLR and 50mm, 35mm 11-16mm lenses. Occasionally I also use a go pro.

great video quality, I like a lot your art as you cut the videos :-)

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Yeah...anneal, shape, harden, temper

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thank you, I'll keep that in mind

Thanks. That's a good question. With the angle grinder that might be an issue. But i think this was only on the surface. When I moved to the belt sander I dipped the blade in water to cool it down and I did not get a burn. Overall it seems that it kept the hardness because the file and sandpaper cannot remove material easily. In any case a proper hardening and tempering process is the right way to go. So far it holds the cutting edge just fine and it sure is way better in relation to my cheap Chinese skew chisel! So I am really happy with the way it came out!

I find your explanation very clarifying. Thank you very much for answering Dimitris!

You may want to be extra careful with it. A file is really hard and if you get a catch with is it may snap. Do to it being so high on the rockwell scale. It should hold a edge for a long time but may not be the safest tool steal to use. Just a heads up. Leaf spring make good metal for woodturning tools. Great Job on the tool making. You could put it in the oven for a hour or two to bring down the hardness.

Thanks man, I will keep that in mind. After all I will how the tool goes after I work with it for quite some time!

No problem :)

Sorry mate I do not understand what you say, I am GreeK

Thanks. I changed 4 belts, it was really hard steel!

The edge is holding up really nicely. The music is my own, I recorded it fro my channel. Thank you

I usually hone my tools on diamond stones every time I finish work for the day. So they stay sharp without much effort

Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα καλά λόγια φίλε μου. Από το τορνάκι είμαι πολύ ευχαριστημένος. Δε θα πήγαινα σε κάτι φθηνότερο. Αν μπορείς να διαθέσεις κάτι παραπάνω κάνε το. Αν ήταν να διαλέξω ανάμεσα σε τόρνο και κορδέλα, θα έδινα προτεραιότητα στην κορδέλα. Ο τόρνος είναι φοβερό εργαλείο αλλά η κορδέλα τρομερά χρήσιμη. Τουλάχιστον έτσι το βλέπω εγώ.

Scrap wood City Ευχαριστώ για την άμεση απάντηση! Κάπως έτσι μου φαίνεται σωστό κι εμένα..κορδέλα πρώτη. Να έχεις πάντα έμπνευση και δημιουργικότητα!

Ευχαριστώ και ανταποδίδω την ευχή! :)

It is indeed, but I just saved 50-60 euro and It feels great to have made your own tool! I also learned a lot through this build!

I'm plannig to make one of this, but first I have to build the lathe. I don't think I will turn out like yours but I hope it works

That's really cool

I would really like to. They seem much more difficult because of their rounded shape. We'll see, perhaps in future.

Το συγκεκριμένο εργαλείο έχει βγει αρκετά καλό και το έχω από τότε που έφτιαξα το video. Τώρα όλα αυτά τα homemade εργαλεία δεν είναι πάντα όσο καλά όσο τα ακριβά του εμπορίου. Επίσης δεν ξέρεις ακριβώς τι ατσάλι είναι και σε τι βαθμούς και πως θέλει βαφή. Τα εργαλεία αυτά είναι για να κάνεις τη δουλειά σου πάνω στην ανάγκη. Πάντως το συγκεκριμένο το έχω βολευτεί!

@@ScrapwoodCity τελεια , με καλυπτει πληρως η απαντηση. Σε ευχαριστω πολυ. Ναι γνωριζω πως ειναι τα χειροποιητα εργαλεια. Η αληθεια ειναι πως δε μπορεις να βασιζεσαι σε αυτα πριν τα τελειωσεις ή πριν τα ξεκινησεις. βεβαια με την εμπειρια μπορεις να εκτιμησεις κατι. Το μονο μου αγχος ηταν για το κραμα της λιμας αν σπαει η κοψη ευκολα. Αλλα για να μου λες οτι κραταει εμπιστευομαι το μαστορα και δημιουργο του! Εγω απο λιμα Nicholson εχω φτιαξει splitter σα μαχαιρι για να χωριζω απο ελατα καθετα τα καμαρια αν θελω να κανω πολυ ισχυρα καμαρια στα οργανα μου με τη βουληση του ξυλου να ακολουθησει τα νερα του. Ωστοσο επειδη δεν εχω παρακολουθησει τη κοψη του επειδη δεν χρειαζεται ιδιαιτερη κοψη γι' αυτη τη δουλεια σκεφτηκα να ρωτησω. Ευχαριστω για την αμεση απαντηση. Καλες δημιουργιες. Ομορφα προτζεκτ! Ωραια εικονα! Ωραιο edit , ωραιο και το soundtrack! Καλη συνεχεια!

Thanks my friend. I am just used in using oil, perhaps because my grinding stones are oil oriented. Actually I like the fact that the dust is trapped it feels like it sands smoothly. Anyway I'll experiment a bit more with water and see!

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Nathan Shields no don't change it it's part of this Channel now !

Thank you. The grinder was a really cheap one from lidle

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thanks. An instrument build is in my plans. I hope soon!

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No problem man

thanks man. It took me about 4 days. Especially because I had two glue up and the one was epoxy.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ, καρυδιά

lol, I've watched several similar skew chisel builds. The idea came in my mind after searching to buy a big a skew and saw their prices!

I'm not sure why files are always described as being case hardened. Decent files are hardened tool steel through and through and not just case hardened cheap steel. Most foreign files now are fully hardened. BUT, they're still dangerous - case hardened would probably be less dangerous because the steel would be mild under the surface. Files are tempered very hard and are brittle because of it, tool steel or not. I've broken the tangs off of files with relative ease. The entire file, tang and all should be tempered back to relieve some of the brittleness.