a pile of abused chisels

[oldgoaly]

Going thru stuff in the barn this is most of the wood chisels, many are still sharp, but all are rusted and as you can see in the pics all the handles have holes drilled in them. Probably none are worth making new handles and restoring.
One I want to grind a contour in and use it to make 6" of a odd one of a kind trim for a rare radio. I won't throw them away, but thinking there is some good metal for other projects.

[mikeswrenches]

The third one from the bottom, is probably a Keen Kutter, although it has a non original handle.

Mike

[Northwoods]

Just this morning, I came across a set of 4 much-abused, no-name chisels in sizes 1/2 to 1 1/4/ in the garage.  Someone had pounded them, likely with a hammer. 
I oiled the steel, buffed the rust--but kept the patina--trimmed 3/8" off the end, slimmed them down with a pipe cutter (no kidding), a chisel, and a rasp.  Then tight fitted a copper ring to give them some protection. 
Stripped the ugly yellow finish and replaced it with some darker stain.  Added a little oil finish and put a nice edge on them.
They are worth keeping now.
I bet with a little attention, some of yours are too.

[kwoswalt99]

I've restored chisels in worse shape.

[wvtools]

I would at least clean the bottom one -- looks like a Stanley; and as Mike mentioned, the possible Keen Kutter one.

[Bill Houghton]

Whether or not it's worth it depends somewhat on how rich/starved your area is for chisels.  Where I live, the market is rich enough that I've stopped buying rusty standard chisels; I'll spend time only on rusty specialty stuff.