Q:Mushrooming chisels: I have a few that were delivered with hooped ebony handles. Any recommendations on mushrooming that?
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I haven’t tried setting up Japanese chisels with ebony handles, so this is just a guess based on my experience with using ebony so far. Since ebony is harder and more brittle than the oak used in my chisel handles, I’d go through the usual set up process, but I wouldn’t be too aggressive in doing a lot of mushrooming. I’d make sure the end is soaked really well, and try to mushroom the end just enough to cover the hoop.
But go ahead and give it a try. The worst case scenario is that it doesn’t go well, in which case you can just pare off the mushroomed end and start over.
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