On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 8:01 PM Charles Driggs via OldTools <
oldtools@s...> wrote:

> Sounds like another case of necessity being the mother of invention, if I
> understand what I am reading.  If reshaping the mangled taper by shaping
> and gluing a chunk of donor wood on to restore the lost material and
> tapering it in the lathe didn’t work, I’d be surprised.  I also see no
> reason why the glue joint has to fail with this approach as long as the old
> and new wood join line is essentially continuous.  Might still need to
> adjust the taper a bit with soot or similar to fit the socket, but using
> the tapered reamer ought to reduce the need for it.  If done well, Bill’s
> method might even be invisible.
>
> So it is curious why we haven’t heard of this approach before … ?  While
> patenting the idea probably isn’t going to make anyone rich, this might be
> another way to salvage more of the orphan socket chisels in the world.
>
> Charlie


Patent dude will make some cash.

I see a lot of mashed sockets, but no mangled tapers on the handles.   This
could be a very uncommon repair.

Regards,
Steve