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For Sale Henry Taylor Acorn Carving Chisels / gouges
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fezman
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What size / sweep are these?
bp122
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I really don't know enough about them to describe them well (part of the reason why I am selling). All I can do is send you some detailed photos with some measurements? Would that work for you? Sorry about this.
Argus
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The information that Fezman is asking for are the gouge sizes which, when talking about carving tools, is expressed as the widths across the tips at the cutting edges and the sweep number, together with the style, straight, bent, Vee-tool etc..... forget the lengths and size of the handle.
Henry Taylor tools are British made and used the Sheffield List system of sweeps and all their dimensions will be in fractions of an inch. If necessary, refer to a scale chart of the Sheffield List.
Each sweep size in that list of carving tools has a number and this will usually be stamped on the top of the blade under the ferrule and bolster; this, together with the exact width at the cutting tip, (usually in 1/16ths inch), and style (straight, bent, etc) is all that's needed.
The Vee chisel can be measured across the widest part of the tip and will be either 45 deg or 60 degree angle.
Hope that this helps you both.
P.S.
I should add that the easiest way to measure the widths of the tips is to stand them upright on a piece of soft scrap wood and give each a tap in turn - then measure the width of the mark easier than trying to hold the thing and measure it at the same time.
Henry Taylor tools are British made and used the Sheffield List system of sweeps and all their dimensions will be in fractions of an inch. If necessary, refer to a scale chart of the Sheffield List.
Each sweep size in that list of carving tools has a number and this will usually be stamped on the top of the blade under the ferrule and bolster; this, together with the exact width at the cutting tip, (usually in 1/16ths inch), and style (straight, bent, etc) is all that's needed.
The Vee chisel can be measured across the widest part of the tip and will be either 45 deg or 60 degree angle.
Hope that this helps you both.
P.S.
I should add that the easiest way to measure the widths of the tips is to stand them upright on a piece of soft scrap wood and give each a tap in turn - then measure the width of the mark easier than trying to hold the thing and measure it at the same time.
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bp122
Expert at Jibber-Jabber
Thank you very much. This helped a lot.
I will hunt around for some stamped markings on then and post some photos.
Cheers.
Argus
Established Member
To put some more flesh on the bones, you have numbers there from the Sheffield List of gouge sweeps that I mentioned. To get it exact, the description would be width and the sweep number.
The list is a table of curves or sweeps . They all came in a range of widths typically from 1/8th inch sometimes up to 1-1/2 inch wide.
Straight & skew chisels are No:s 1 & 2, while gouge sweeps started at No: 3 (very shallow) and progressed, getting steeper in the curve up to No: 9 (a semi-circle).
No: 10 is a deep 'u' gouge.
No: 11, is a deeper curve with slightly straight sides. It's often called a 'veiner' because it was typically used to outline the veins on carved leaves.
No: 39 is a 60 degree Vee tool.
No: 15 is a long bent gouge that has a No: 6 sweep.
Don't forget the sizes!
You'll need to measure (in 16th inch) across the tip at each end and add that info to the numbers to get it exact.
good luck
The list is a table of curves or sweeps . They all came in a range of widths typically from 1/8th inch sometimes up to 1-1/2 inch wide.
Straight & skew chisels are No:s 1 & 2, while gouge sweeps started at No: 3 (very shallow) and progressed, getting steeper in the curve up to No: 9 (a semi-circle).
No: 10 is a deep 'u' gouge.
No: 11, is a deeper curve with slightly straight sides. It's often called a 'veiner' because it was typically used to outline the veins on carved leaves.
No: 39 is a 60 degree Vee tool.
No: 15 is a long bent gouge that has a No: 6 sweep.
Don't forget the sizes!
You'll need to measure (in 16th inch) across the tip at each end and add that info to the numbers to get it exact.
good luck
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