fubar
17th September 2010, 01:19 AM
gday all
had some time on the weekend and finally got around to sharpening some titan and berg chisels I'd picked up couple of months or so ago
wow what a difference
I have been using a mix of modern (1980's onwards) stanleys and when I used the first of the titans it was very nice in comparison but then I used one of the bergs :oo: the difference in feel and the quality of the cut :U I think I'm spoilt now I will have to go searching for these old bergs or are there any other makes out there that compare?
Eldanos of KDM
20th September 2010, 08:18 PM
Yeah heaps of US chisels are the bizzzzness and german chisels are just as good. I really feel that there are good chisels from everywhere, but I think that it's potluck on how well tempered they are and what steel was used at the time of manufacture. Bergs and some of the other chisels mentioned here on the forums are the more 'consistently' good ones...
Oh and there were 'Beaver' (maybe) chisels i think that were made by in eskilstuna by the same bunch. I think they changed their name for the canadian market or something if memory serves.
Pat
21st September 2010, 05:16 AM
Ward, as the factory was bombed out during the war and never rebuilt.
Admiral
26th September 2010, 12:05 PM
Most any chisel made in Eskilstuna is an excellent bet to be a good user so pick them up when you can if the price is right. Even the post war chisels made by Berg with plastic handles are excellent; I've come across a few sets here in the States and they hold an edge very well.
Pac man
26th September 2010, 08:00 PM
got the berg bug a few weeks ago and found some berg chisels in the wild today, which brings up the following thoughts: out of the wooden handled ones it looks like there is a socket type and a non socket type? on some the brass between the handle and blade is marked differently on some as well some have straight marks others have diagonal knurling. any advice?
Admiral
27th September 2010, 12:45 PM
Pac: the Berg's I've seen here in the States are all over the map; tang, socket, all different types of ferrules and sizes of handles. Berg made many types and styles. The only consistency is the quality of the steel, and that's been just dandy.....