Who wants to join my gang of woodworking thugs? (aka, the switchblade chisel)

I have the pocket flush trim saw, which works very well for cutting pegs and dowels. The handle design is the same.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

i think it’s based on a “butterfly knife”, not a switchblade. unfortunately, “butterfly chisel” doesn’t exactly sound tough.

No, you’re totally right, Bent. I don’t know why I had the term ‘switchblade’ stuck in my head but it’s exactly like a butterfly knife. But yes, switchblade does sound tougher, though. :-)

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Yeah, I am thinking the switchblade woodworking thug gang will get more turnout than the butterfly bunch. Just a guess.

i’d still like to be a woodworking thug, if that’s ok. as a matter of fact i can think of at least 6 times i’ve stabbed someone with a chisel. it’s been my own left hand every time, but it still counts, right?

I’ll join but only if we get leather jackets with logos on the back.

-- LAS, http://www.abettersign.com

Well I agree with what is std. I will say I have no interest joining a gang with “butterfly” in the name. Now if it were “Switchblade Chisels” I was going to be signing up right away because that would be a gang that sounds like they “bout their business”!

Unfortunately with “butterfly” in the name I will have to decline.

-- Jerry Nettrour, San Antonio, www.topqualitycabinets.net

A minor setback thats all. We’ll just have to come up with our own switchblade chisels. The technology is already there.

Luke, I’ll have a jacket design shortly.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Find me a switchblade tablesaw and I’m in!
(Must have safety blade retracting feature though!)

;-)

-- "Hard work is not defined by the difficulty of the task as much as a person's desire to perform it.", DS251

Lee Valley has one up on this idea:
http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=67335

-- Jesse --

Thanks for the link, Jesse. That video was classic!

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

I doubt it will hold up to much use ;-(( A good holster for carrying the real deal is my bet.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Will there be the Nunchuck Folding Hammer?

The Garrote Pi Tape ?

The Jacobs Knuckle Chuck ?

Shut the Duck Up Tape ?

Dual purposing is in !

-- If you're going to stir the pot, think BIG spoon or SMALL boat paddle. David Grimes, Georgia

HaHa! The Pocket Dovetailer…great stuff! The pics are great, too!

-- Semper Fi

And the April Fools item has something else for the badass woodworker..
A “striking knife” Now that’s got butterfly beat all to heck eh ?

-- Glen, Vernon B.C. Canada