Mystery chisel

>>1192929
Don't know the brand, but it looks like you need to sharpen it, possibly put a handle on it, and use it. Not exactly a huge waste of time; you'd have to sharpen any chisel you buy, and putting a handle on one is a good learning experience.

>>1192940
This. In the and it's a sharpened metal bar with a handle on it, it's definitely worth the time you put into it.

>>1193051
*in the end

>>1192929
>And is it worth the time/effort to restore?
"Restoring" a chisel takes all of thirty minutes. Yes it's worth it.

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>>1192929
chisel is a 'John Bull Sheffield' (England)

>I live about 30 miles from Sheffield.

>>1193084
A John Bull mortise chisel. Looks pretty short though, probably better to get a new one.

>>1193052
It doesn't even matter

Trainee handyman at the moment, and am going to be needing to use chisels often. Any tips? I've never so much as handled one yet, and would appreciate any advice and or fun greentext.

>>1195578
Make sure your off hand is not where the chisel tip will end up if it slips while you're using it. Then again, you could tell people that your sister made it and it's a period piece.

This guy takes a piece of garbage and works it into a good chisel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F45I18IDsLA

>>1195581
How the fuck would you manage to chisel your own hand? Are you just holding the workpiece with one hand while you shiv it to death with a chisel?

Did you learn your chisel technique from a guy named Jamal while on a 5-10 for grand theft?