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Restoring Vintage Stanley No. 750/720 Chisels - Yodascaretaker - 08-25-2021
My favorite tool is definitely the bench chisel, and the original Stanley 750 is my favorite one. I own a set of Lie Nielsens, but I also have been trying to complete a set of 750’s.
I was wondering if anyone might know what kind of finish is on the original red/maroon handles. Some of mine have fading and/or damage and I’d like to get them looking nice while keeping the original handles on. I can’t seem to find an answer and it’s impossible to buy these original handles by themselves.
Has anyone restored these handles and gotten a matching finish? Oh, and if anyone has a 1.75” (1 & 3/4”) 750 I would pay you VERY GENEROUSLY for it.
Cheers
RE: Restoring Vintage Stanley No. 750/720 Chisels - Mike Brady - 08-28-2021
I have restored a few 750's and made new handles for them in the process. I used hickory stock and turned the handles after glueing layers of leather to a tenon turned on the end of the blank. As a finish to duplicate the original 750, I first stained the wood with red analine dye stain. After that dried, I used brown gel stain over the red, including the leather. I lastly used a clear wipe-on varnish as a final finish. The result is almost identical to the original 750 finish. Sorry, I havent had much luck posting pics in Windows 10.
RE: Restoring Vintage Stanley No. 750/720 Chisels - Yodascaretaker - 09-01-2021
Hey, I sent you a pm.