Thread: 25 bucks worth of chisels

Originally Posted by _fly_

I got these a while ago from some op-shops.
The first 4 are titans.
I've had a go at doing a new handle on the second one but I'll need to start again.
The fifth is a Berg.
Sixth I can't read the logo's but they are there.
The Seventh is "someone taylors", (doesn't look like henry thou), also has stampings on the other side of blade as well.

I'll see if I can get a macro of the last 2's logo's.

I'll have to learn how to replace the handles as you can see I mucked up one already

And all for 25 bucks, I got my bargain for this year.

If anyone wants to give me some tips on making new handles and fitting them, please do so.





Peter
Attachment 265919
Number 5 :
Number 6: (Should use camera more often, even now I can see it says Charles Taylor)

The Titan plastic handle chisel blade looks unfamiliar to me. Does it have "Titan" on the blade anywhere????

You see how clever these people are Warriors, You see....

Sorry reliving my youth....

Your correct, the blade does not have a titan logo.
Although I can't read what it is.
Someone here is going to look at it and say Oh yeah thats a .....
Please fill in the blank.
Peter
titan handle.jpg

[QUOTE=_fly_;1643265]You see how clever these people are Warriors, You see....

Sorry reliving my youth....

Your correct, the blade does not have a titan logo.
Although I can't read what it is.
Someone here is going to look at it and say Oh yeah thats a .....
Please fill in the blank.
Peter
titan handle.jpg[

The rectangular blade neck was the give away. Common on James Howath and early Sorby's and other English makes. The 2nd Titan looks to have a ring-in handle. The red paint on the Berg will probably clean off with Jiff. I use it to get paint, usually tech school colour coding (or don't pinch me paint markings) off old Titans. Comes up a treat. Rub carefully down to the acetate coating.

[QUOTE=Doggie;1643347]

Originally Posted by _fly_

You see how clever these people are Warriors, You see....

Sorry reliving my youth....

Your correct, the blade does not have a titan logo.
Although I can't read what it is.
Someone here is going to look at it and say Oh yeah thats a .....
Please fill in the blank.
Peter
titan handle.jpg[

The rectangular blade neck was the give away. Common on James Howath and early Sorby's and other English makes. The 2nd Titan looks to have a ring-in handle. The red paint on the Berg will probably clean off with Jiff. I use it to get paint, usually tech school colour coding (or don't pinch me paint markings) off old Titans. Comes up a treat. Rub carefully down to the acetate coating.

Yep, the second handle is one I did but I needed to redo it. The original was a wreck.
I have already sanded off the red paint.
I need to do 2 other handles as they are wrecked as well.

First I need to work out the trick to getting the chisel into the handle.

Peter

Do you mean how to shape the socket? Socket Chisel Handles

I think it is a tang chisel. Derek has written about this I am sure.
Here's a mortice chisel ... but I think there are more examples (?) ... REHANDLING AN OVAL BOLSTERED MORTICE CHISEL

couple of others:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/f...-slick-109519/
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f111/c...acement-78470/

Originally Posted by Doggie

The rectangular blade neck was the give away. Common on James Howath and early Sorby's and other English makes. The 2nd Titan looks to have a ring-in handle. The red paint on the Berg will probably clean off with Jiff. I use it to get paint, usually tech school colour coding (or don't pinch me paint markings) off old Titans. Comes up a treat. Rub carefully down to the acetate coating.

It looks a lot like this Charles Taylor blade that is supposed to have been in Melbourne at least a month ago ... ... but I don't think that is the logo.

Can you put up the FLASH picture on its own please?

Cheers,
Paul

Originally Posted by Pac man

Do you mean how to shape the socket? Socket Chisel Handles

It was the tang chisel handles, but but using your link found the tang one as well.
I thought about heating the tang to burn a way in, but wasn't sure.
but thats the method.

Thanks Peter

Originally Posted by Doggie

The rectangular blade neck was the give away. Common on James Howath and early Sorby's and other English makes.

Interesting that you said Howarth ... he was in business with a Henry Taylor ... but I know there were a lot of different Taylors around then.
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wo...tury-toolmaker

I was up all night trying to recover someones files from a pc.
Final year paper for a uni student due today.
Sorry, maybe by monday...

So I was busy sanding all night.
This is what they look like today.

I tried for a better print of the strange one, so I'll clean it a bit more and take a picture in the sunshine.
Number 2 in this picture may need new handle as well as the colar is going a bit far down into the handle. We'll see

Peter

chisels today.jpg

OK Gave it a bit more of a clean.

top line is @@RESTON@
bottom seems something like @AARG.

The logo in front almost looks like rams horns.

Does any of that help??
logo close up.jpg
Pete

Originally Posted by _fly_

OK Gave it a bit more of a clean.
top line is @@RESTON@
bottom seems something like @AARG.
The logo in front almost looks like rams horns.
Does any of that help??
Pete

Edward Preston, Birmingham.
I thought they had a ram's head logo ... that looks like the joker/punch & judy puppet.
Where's that cutlery logo link ???

This isn't it but ...

I sort of got to Preston as well but have been looking for a chisel logo picture.

The part underneath only looks like 5 Characters.
Did they use B'ham because in full it wouldn't fit.

Like to find a picture of the right handle seeing I'm making a few and remove the titan one.

Peter

Some info ... OldTools Archive -- message 57138

I Sorby used a 'Punch' logo .... but facing left.