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Aldi UK Has 4-Set Chisels in Stock

Aldi UK Has 4-Set Chisels in Stock

The now famous four-piece Aldi chisels are in stock and made to the usual standard with wooden handles. Usually they sell out in a few days but you won't regret having a set or two of these chisels in your chisel collection of users. Still selling for just

A Bevy O' Octagonal Chisels

A Bevy O' Octagonal Chisels

More Thoughts About Chisels. Someone asked me if dovetail chisels sold in pairs for left and right hand use are worth owning. A few years ago I bought some new old stock 3/8” bevel edged chisels with London-pattern boxwood handles from a jobber friend of mine for $2 each

Which Chisels Should You Buy?

Which Chisels Should You Buy?

In the past this would be an easy question to answer. Stanley, Record, Marples, Ward and a dozen more. Not so today. Most of them are not made in the UK and those that are may not wear or fare as well as the imported counterparts anyway. This question came

An Old Ward Chisel Sets the Standard Still

An Old Ward Chisel Sets the Standard Still

It’s an interesting consideration when each generation of new steel alloys supposedly corrects flaws in the older models that we never knew existed. For me it has always been a question I resolved quickly and effectively at the bench. Sharpen an edge tool and see if it takes a

Upcycle Chisel Handles For a Fully Functional Tool

Upcycle Chisel Handles For a Fully Functional Tool

A Fully Restored London Pattern Gouge Handle for Free Chisels and gouges just turn up from nowhere with sadly abused handles mashed on the end, split down the centre or with short grain that split off a chunk from the side. I seem to accumulate these waifs and strays on

Questions Answered - Fitting Chisel Tangs to New Handles

Questions Answered - Fitting Chisel Tangs to New Handles

Question: I have many such chisels that I’ve picked up here and there, I’m a passable turner and fancy turning my own handles but tang fitting and step drilling are arcane mysteries to me. Where would one learn such practices? Answer: Right here. I am often asked how

Conical Sockets, Chisels and More

Conical Sockets, Chisels and More

Something seems evident to me and that is that when I see all the old chisels made by people like Marples, the handles are always bonded by rust to the sockets and they take real effort to separate them. Something else seems evident to me too. The cone on this