Thread: A Nice surprise from Trent

Originally Posted by jw2373

some other things in the works too which sound nice.

OK, spill the beans....

Originally Posted by jw2373

Nice, they are beautiful! I love the brass ferrules.
I have a set with the same handles of desert rosewood. Pictures don't do the timber justice, it is amazing stuff.

Cant help but comment even though I don't use many fine hand-tools like these chisels.
They are indeed beautiful in function and in appearance and in large part due to the wood he chose for these. It is one of a few desert / dryland species that make tough & beautiful tool handles AND finish like glass (ie amost without wood grain or pores). As a one-time supplier of diverse knife & tool materials it still amazes me to see HOW the FIT, FINISH & FUNCTION (through careful design and selection) can work so beautifully together, on the eye and no doubt on wood.

Well done Trent!! Enjoy these heirlooms JS.

Originally Posted by Old gunnie

Johnno, JW,

How did you attach your handles?

The handles are pretty much firm,on my Lie Nielsen sets I have used bees wax.

Cava, he didn’t tell me over the phone beyond that it was new tools, it’s lobger term though. when I see him in the next month or so we are going to chat about it. I’ll keep you posted. I’ve asked him in the past to make me a birdcage owl which he was open to at that stage, so who knows!

I’ll also post some pics of my handles, there are a few with figure like I’ve never seen.

Euge, I agree with your comments. The timber is super hard with very fine and tight pores and it feels amazing in the hand. A bit of shellawax is all he uses and it takes beautifully.

Trent needs to raise his prices by around $50.00 per chisel.

Originally Posted by planemaker

Trent needs to raise his prices by around $50.00 per chisel.

I think he undersells his product for his time /materials considering.

I think finding the right price point where you can make a good living and still keep enough customers to be busy is quite tricky.