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22nd November 2013, 07:11 PM #16
I have full set of Irwin's new, never used.
set of 5 bailey stanley, wooden handle things, never used.
set of stanley fatmax, never used,
tool roll with 13 in it, taylors, mathesons, old stanley's and my first chineese cheap set, not used.
Tool roll with all the titans to 1 inch, and a 1.25 and 1.75, These I use.
Think there are a few 4 chisel sets somewhere else around the shed.
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22nd November 2013, 08:08 PM #17
I honestly couldn't say how many chisels I have.
4 Lie-neilsen's (2 dovetail and 2 mortising)
8 Stanley bench chisels 1/4" and up
Various odds and sods that have been modified for that one-off job here and there. usually a narrow cheap one either made narrower or beveled at an angle and occasionally bent. Often these have been the narrow chisel out of a cheap 4-pack and the rest of the 4-pack is lying in the bottom of a toolbox rusting quietly away, waiting for its day to shine.
If I had to make a guess its probably between 30 and 40. One thing I can be really sure of is I have far fewer chisels than I have router bits. Maybe that's a question to put on the power=tools forum.
Cheers
DougI got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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22nd November 2013, 09:46 PM #18
This is interesting question.
I may one day be able to answer that once I figure out how many I currently have. I do not think I am as bad as some but I know that I am not as good as I should be.
Currently I am using about 6 go to chisels for almost everything, so the others are just to fill the space in garage / house.
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22nd November 2013, 09:58 PM #19
I forgot to mention the cheap $*!tty one I use to open paint tins
I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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22nd November 2013, 10:44 PM #20
When I started my apprenticeship, we apprenctices were issued some new wooden handled chisels (Marples). They weren't a set. There was a 1" bevel edge, a 3/4" bevel edge, a 5/8" bevel edge, and a 1/2" firmer. They were supposed to be enough to get us started, and possibly see us through the apprenticeship. The 1" got the most use, the 3/4" got the least.
I also have a couple of sash mortice chisels from that era - but I think I may have bought those myself.
I now have one or two more...
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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23rd November 2013, 09:37 AM #21Jim
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Vann, I don't know if you remember Lloyd's, 'the Australian Carpenter'. His suggested start-up kit has three chisels and perhaps a couple of gouges. But those were the days when you carried your kit to the job.
My FIL had a set of Titans for work and mainly Marples that belonged to his father at home. I've probably got four times the number and am nowhere near the quality of the work he turned out.
ps 3/4" seems to be my least used as well followed by 5/8"Cheers,
Jim
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23rd November 2013, 09:54 AM #22Rank Beginner
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There is no answer to that question because it's impossible to define what something is 'needed'.
Different work requires different tools. And a small collection of high-quality tools will often do the job of many more specialised ones - although as always, it is 'jack of all trades and master of none'. And owning tools is nice.
I certainly think it's possible to have TOO MANY chisels.
All chisels need to be lapped and polished (except high-end ones). They need to be kept oiled and rust-free. They need to have a place to live in reasonable order. They need to be regularly sharpened. In summary, tools need upkeep. I think there quickly comes a point where the marginal increase in utility from a slightly more specialised use is outweighed by the burden of these things, not to mention cost. If I started again, I would hopefully take the more sensible approach of collecting chisels as the need arose rather than trying to collect a 'set'.
I think most of us could survive with only a few. I'd probably nominate a 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" and 1 1/4" bench chisel, together with a 3/8" mortise chisel. That would do 90% of most work, and one could get more specialised sizes and types as the need arose.
Also, you can pare, chop and mortise with a single high quality bench chisel, you can do none of those things with a whole roll of inferior ones.Cheers,
Eddie
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23rd November 2013, 11:57 AM #23Senior Member
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Just a little bit scary!
Want to see something scary. These are the discards.Non Titans at HTPPA sale.jpgOval, Commsteel and Guarantee discards.jpgTitan Australia discards.jpg
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23rd November 2013, 12:43 PM #24Jim
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23rd November 2013, 03:20 PM #25
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23rd November 2013, 05:08 PM #26
I have a set for carpentry:
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and a drawer for use in the shop:
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I could get by with fewer. in fact, I mostly have. I pick them up when I find ones that I don't have for cheap enough that I can't pass them up. I do admit to having a few near duplicates, though.
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23rd November 2013, 05:45 PM #27
I just need two more.
Honest. Then I'll stop.
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23rd November 2013, 09:21 PM #28Member
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wow Doggie if those are your discards I'd love to see the good set , bridger you've sure got some nice ones in that lot , I'm sitting round 70 or so chisels.
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23rd November 2013, 11:40 PM #29
so how many do you need?
Morticing -- 2 or 3 -- in most situations a 5mm, 8mm, 10mm would get you bye
Firmer -- I suggest 16mm and possibly a 25mm
Dovetails -- again 2 or 3 -- 5mm, 10mm, 19mm would be my pick
Skew / Fish tail -- a left/right pair or a 10mm
Paring -- almost any really sharp chisel will do -- I typically use a 16mm, but a 25mm and 32mm would also be handy
Carpenter's -- 1/4in, 1/2in, 3/4in 1in, 1-1/2in
If you can afford the asking price, the Lie Neilsen chisels can make a good set -- you can use the same chisel as a dovetail, bench or paring chisel.
However I don't suggest you buy the full 7 (or is it 9?) chisel "set"regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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24th November 2013, 07:55 AM #30
If you are doing a job or going to do a job and you feel the need for that tool then you should get it, be it a chisel or a thingamjig. I rolled back my chair and looked at my chisel rack, all my chisels are there other than some of my great, great grandfathers carving chisels that still live in his cabinetmakers chest. There is still one left from a set I bought when I was 10, the rest have been collected up as I need them. Don't buy a set if you're not going to use a set. Don't buy pig stickers if you are not doing big mortises in house frames or hardwood furniture. Just buy what you need when you need it!!
Footnote : Unless it's a really great once in a life time buy or unless you just have to have them.
Bottom left are rasps etc but the rest prety much chisels collected over the last 43 years (as required)