Which chisels to buy?

[Jacob]

Footprint are good. I thought they were defunct but there's still a lot of new stuff available, and made in Sheff apparently.
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p69326
I've got some of the red ones.

 

[Jelly]

Ta Jacob, I knew footprint were still a going concern (albeit with a somewhat reduced range) but have been struggling to actually source their tools.

 

[Noggsy]

I've got a set of four you can have for the budget price of £75 quid (or will swap for a LN smoothing plane)

 

[Jacob]

Paul Sellers recommends 'Faithful' brand.
And why not?
He's good on cheap tools and common sense.

 

[No skills]

Im going to try out some of the faithful gouges.

 

[Jacob]

Im going to try out some of the faithful gouges.

They look horrid and aren't very good. But usable if that's all you have. As a set they are good value for money as they are ridiculously cheap, even if you just keep the gouges and throw away the others.

 

[No skills]

Funny that, Sellers said they were worth looking at..

 

[Webby]

if they work whats the problem

 

[Jacob]

Funny that, Sellers said they were worth looking at..

The blue handled ones.
The carving chisels are not as good, but still usable.

 

[Vann]

Footprint are good. I thought they were defunct but there's still a lot of new stuff available, and made in Sheff apparently.

Yeah, I remember reading on this forum, that they'd gone into voluntary receivership - which I assumed meant 'out of business'. But their gear is still around. I believe their cheapest range are not Sheffield made, but most of the others still are.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[Noggsy]

Here they are, sharpened. I'm very pleased, they are really nice to use and take a great edge (it remains to be seen how long it lasts of course), although the backs took a while to flatten (especially the largest, which was fairly heavily pitted). What causes pits to form? I've rubbed them down with 3 in 1 oil - will that be sufficient to protect them?

 

[Steve Blackdog]

This may be going agains the grain in this thread, but don't turn your nose up at Stanley Fat Max Thru Tang. I have a set of three, which cost around £35 from Screwfix. They are surprisingly good, they are very sharp out of the box and stay that way for ages.

Here's a set of 5 for £50, so if SWMBO won't let you spend more, I think these will be a very significant improvement on the B&Q range:
http://www.uktoolcentre.co.uk/Shop/p~58 ... tAod8w4Axg

 

[bugbear]

Here they are, sharpened. I'm very pleased, they are really nice to use and take a great edge (it remains to be seen how long it lasts of course), although the backs took a while to flatten (especially the largest, which was fairly heavily pitted). What causes pits to form? I've rubbed them down with 3 in 1 oil - will that be sufficient to protect them?

They look very good - nice fine edges, unlike mass-market modern chisels.

BugBear

 

[Steve Blackdog]

Here they are, sharpened. I'm very pleased, they are really nice to use and take a great edge (it remains to be seen how long it lasts of course), although the backs took a while to flatten (especially the largest, which was fairly heavily pitted). What causes pits to form? I've rubbed them down with 3 in 1 oil - will that be sufficient to protect them?

They look very good - nice fine edges, unlike mass-market modern chisels.

BugBear

Much more character than my Stanley FatMax set

 

[rxh]

I am a fan of old cast steel chisels too. This one was given to me in a very rusty condition without a handle.

It has a blade 7 1/2" long and is marked: Thos. Ibbotson. It takes and keeps a good edge.

 

[bugbear]

I am a fan of old cast steel chisels too. This one was given to me in a very rusty condition without a handle.
It has a blade 7 1/2" long and is marked: Thos. Ibbotson. It takes and keeps a good edge.

Never seen steel with that name that was anything other than excellent.

BugBear