They are extremely old but in good shape and sharp.
The problem is the edges. They seem to have a slight curve to them.
Can this be sharpened out or do I have to just deal with it.
Thanks
Yeah, it can. I've had to refinish all of mine at some point. You can easily fix them with a file. I'd recommend sticking it in a table vice if you have one.
Sharpen it.But you'll have take off more material to fix it. A bench grinder or a belt sander with an old 120 belt could help the process. I mean you have like 3-7inches of material there. Just keep sharpening it til there's nothing left
>>1014754
Just to be a pedantic shit, you can't really sharpen it all the way down like >>1014776 said, they're not hardened for their entire length, but you're looking at maybe grinding off 1/16". I assume you know a little about hardening, and that if you just stick them up against a grinding wheel or belt you will overheat them and ruin the temper? If you don't know this, then take your time, grind for a few seconds (maybe 5?), then dunk it in cold water so you don't get it too hot. Continue until chisel is ground to the shape you want, then use any of 200,000 techniques to actually resharpen the edge itself.
>>1014773
this
just use a file, straight across till it's flat
>>1014754
if you inherited a fair amount of them and you're planning to use them regularly, I'd suggest you to invest in sharpening stones. They will last you years and they put an edge quickly.
My advice is to get a coarse diamond stone for shaping and flattening (Eze-lap are good and not expensive at all), and a combo 1000/3000 waterstone for sharpening and honing. Add a piece of leather or a strip of jeans for making a strop, and you're set.
