Titan Chisels

**Bluegum** · 3rd May 2006, 01:38 PM

I was a a flea market on Sunday just gone on Tambourine mountain when I came across a bloke selling titan chisels in a box. He had a dozen or so and he wanted $15 each for them. I wasn't sure about the price and really didn't have the cash to pay for them any how. Any ideas as to what a titan is worth these days. Obviously the condition of the chisel will be the main factor, but this bloke wasn't going to budge on his prices.

**jmk89** · 3rd May 2006, 04:55 PM

Depending on condition and on whether they are bevel or firmer, $15 is about what they are going for on ebay at the moment (I have bought about 5 in recent days for between $10 and $20). The most important isues, in my view, are how badly the edge is out of square, how much pitting there is on the blade, whether the handle has both the top and the bottom ferrules and whether the handle is split at all.

**routermaniac** · 3rd May 2006, 07:31 PM

I dont think I have ever paid more than $10 each, but I have been patiently collecting them for a while...

You should buy on condition, obviously the better ones will take a lot less time to restore. I have never considered how square the edge is as a requirement because I use a bench grinder to hollow grind them...

One word of advice, if you are buying some titan firmrer chisels, hollow grind before you sharpen. These chisels are very well made but there is way too much steel there to be mucking around with stones.

I am very happy with my Titans for day to day woodworking.

regards

Marios

**Canetoad** · 3rd May 2006, 08:22 PM

Hi I once sharpened a titan chisel for a sparky mate and was most impressed with the steel it was quite a lot harder to grind than modern chisels but the edge achieved was most impressive. Big pity I had to return it to a life as a sparkies inline hatchet. My wife was wondering if any others end up with hairless forearms after a marathon sharpening effort.

**fletty** · 3rd May 2006, 09:30 PM

Yelcome canetoad,
yup, shaved forearms with fine blood red lines crossing them like a drunken scotsman's tartan .... but it's FUN!
Fletty

**IanW** · 5th May 2006, 10:24 AM

That's why I don't sharpen too many things at once.
Gotta wait for the hair to re-grow.

Cheers,

**bitingmidge** · 5th May 2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by IanW

That's why I don't sharpen too many things at once.
Gotta wait for the hair to re-grow.

Hey Daddles!

I've just had an idea!

P

**IanW** · 5th May 2006, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Hey Daddles!

I've just had an idea!

P

Wot, Midge - you going to ask me to donate some arm skin for your new toupee??

Cheers,

**MICKYG** · 5th May 2006, 01:16 PM

Dave

I have about nine old Titans which I have bought and scrounged during the last year, good ones are easily found if you keep looking and as good as most. I have noticed they hold an edge quite well so are treasured darkside tools at this location.

Priceless mate, but can be acquired quite cheap at times.

Regards Mike

**paul.cleary** · 11th May 2006, 05:42 PM

Hi, I know the discussion is about Titan chisels but how good are Titan plane blades? I have an old one in my spare blades box and it seems to have a hard side annealed to the main body of the blade.
Thanks
Paul

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