How many chisels do you actually need

[Evergreen]

Jim

I suspect those chisels with the diamond motif are from Henry Taylor's "Diamic" range.

BULLSEYE!!! Darn it I can SEE it now...DIAMIC....

Any good?

Oh yes indeedy. Well, at least their reputation seems to be good although I've never owned any of their tools myself. The firm has a sizeable website,
http://www.henrytaylortools.co.uk/ , might be worth a browse.

 

[jimi43]

There is nothing for it...I am going to have to face subzero temperatures to rescue my treasure box now and have another look...BOY don'tcha just LOVE old tools....

I think for me...apart from the reputation that old steel has...the history is fascinating...

Going to dig out my collection and sort it tonight....

Jim

 

[jimi43]

Jim

I suspect those chisels with the diamond motif are from Henry Taylor's "Diamic" range.

Hi Eg....

You were spot on with the DIAMIC brand in the diamond but this predates Henry Taylor being from Aaron Hildick....I am not sure when the Taylor Company was incorporated in 1948 if it still carried the A.Hildick Sheffield stamp...perhaps someone here knows.

But yes...it became the Henry Taylor company and carried forward the DIAMIC brand right up until today.

I have about 4 I.Sorbys and 2 old Marples....I am still trying to decifer the other marks...one is a footprint with simply "Made In....." the rest is rubbed out.

Still searching!

Edit...ah! Footprint Sheffield...old one...but not that good a brand I take it and one lovely small mortice chisel by WOODCOCK SHEFFIELD...still checking the rest...now found one is a WARD....

I am even treating them to a workout on the Veritas II...and they all sharpen beautifully. I was having so much fun I didn't realise it was 2:30am!!

Jim

 

[dannykaye]

Hm I have a few

3 plastic handled stanleys that were part of a 12th birthday pressie
a set abd a couple of extras two cherries
a few old marples
a 1.5" anansi or something that is my go to chasel
about 5 1/16 - 1/8" mortice chisels
3-4 odd mortice chisels
20 odd gouges
20 odd turning tools
a couple of cold chisels

mostly I use the anansi 1.5" rather than the expensive stuff...

 

[matthewwh]

Hard to say exactly but it's into four figures

 

[jlawrence]

I suppose the actual number you need to own will depend on how many different colour tins of paint you need to open and mix up.

 

[Evergreen]

I think for me...apart from the reputation that old steel has...the history is fascinating...

I find the history of British tool making firms fascinating too. Try this link to Sorby http://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/ which is the great grandaddy of all the Sheffield names, I think. Just click on "about us", then "company history" for a damn good read!

 

[jimi43]

Cheers EG...that will be my morning read before a 3pm shift....

On that subject...does anyone know where you can find "toolmakers marks" like you can find assay marks?

Is there a list of tool stamp marks....?

Jim

 

[Alf]

Apart from various marks dotted around books such as British Planemakers, online I can think of this PDF of trademarks - although it's technically base metal tableware manufacturers, in practice that includes a lot of tool makers. Then there's back saw trademarks and for makers in continental Europe you can't beat Wolfgang Jordan's site. Those are the ones I know, but others may have appeared in the last couple of years that I know not of.

Cheers, Alf

 

[jhwbigley]

One of my many "sets" of chisels.

1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1 bevel edged and 1/2 firmer

JHB

 

[jimi43]

I didn't know cuckoos were blue JHB!!! :wink:

Jim