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    Hi all

    The wife picked me up four old Chisels yesterday
    and I was over the moon, nearly gave her a kiss, but
    thought i would check them out first. The big chunky
    one is made by Edward Preston and sons but the wooden
    handle has been cut down. The one on the right is made by
    Issac Greaves. The one on the left is not marked but has
    been made from an old Knife sharpener. The big metal one
    is an old gouger which is unmarked. I think she did well and
    all for the price of £2.00

    Martin & the wife .IMG_20211028_190848.jpgIMG_20211028_190738.jpg

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    It is always exciting getting old tools back into harness.
    The Edward Preston is a stand out find, and as a brand is highly sought after.
    I have one Edward Preston chisel which is excellent and a couple of plane blades also by the company. All good.
    Isaac Greaves also has a good reputation.
    And all at an excellent price - congratulations
    Tom
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum View Post
    It is always exciting getting old tools back into harness.
    The Edward Preston is a stand out find, and as a brand is highly sought after.
    I have one Edward Preston chisel which is excellent and a couple of plane blades also by the company. All good.
    Isaac Greaves also has a good reputation.
    And all at an excellent price - congratulations
    Tom

    hi Tom
    This is the first E Preston chisel i have
    and it is a beast of a chisel. Very happy.

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    Others have beat me to it - preston and greaves are great names. depending on how they chose to temper them, they may be very similar in edge taking.

    I've taken a fair number of pictures of tool edges off of stones and with wear, and you can go back to the early 1800s and plane with irons from that era and find nothing that wears more uniformly. they didn't have much for abrasion resistance, but they resist chipping really well because of the super fine grain and sharpening is a breeze. Far more than a fair trade in edge holding vs sharpening.

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    Quote Originally Posted by D.W. View Post
    ....... Far more than a fair trade in edge holding vs sharpening.....
    Aah, but what's "fair"?

    I do know what you are driving at; as I've said before, I spent many silly years chasing the hardest blades I could buy for my planes & chisels. Because of that I ended up with a set of LN A2 chisels, which in retrospect, was a bad move, for me. They have the unfortunate habit of chipping badly if driven into the very hard woods I frequently work with. OTH, the edge holds up pretty well for paring the same woods.

    I get a more robust edge by sharpening at a bit steeper than the recommended grind angle, but then it makes them much less convenient for dovetailing in soft woods, the steep bevel pushes the chisel back more, making it hard to cut to a precise line unless I sneak up on it painfully slowly. Also, the 'blunt' bevel doesn't cut so cleanly in very soft wood, leaving crumbled edges where I want them clean & flat. I wish I'd stuck with the Bergs I had before the LNs - they were an excellent compromise in hardness & toughness (for my situation)....

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    Cheers,



    I totally agree with Ian.
    I bought a set of LN's from a fellow woodie here on the forum many years back seeking the magic elixir of even better performance.
    I have since sold them and kept my Bergs. They have been joined by the odd Jernbolaget, Sandvik and Toledos made from Swedish steel.
    The one Edward Preston that I have sits among a mixed bag of UK chisels: Wards, Marples, Mathieson and Woodcocks.
    Most are fine paring chisels and the steel used is quite wonderful.
    In particular I like them for paring because of their narrow side bevels - "lands" I think these are called.
    Also, I must have been dreaming - I only have one Edward Preston plane blade, my other woodies are Marples and Mathiesons.
    Here are the Prestons
    Tom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum View Post
    Cheers,



    I totally agree with Ian.
    I bought a set of LN's from a fellow woodie here on the forum many years back seeking the magic elixir of even better performance.
    I have since sold them and kept my Bergs. They have been joined by the odd Jernbolaget, Sandvik and Toledos made from Swedish steel.
    The one Edward Preston that I have sits among a mixed bag of UK chisels: Wards, Marples, Mathieson and Woodcocks.
    Most are fine paring chisels and the steel used is quite wonderful.
    In particular I like them for paring because of their narrow side bevels - "lands" I think these are called.
    Also, I must have been dreaming - I only have one Edward Preston plane blade, my other woodies are Marples and Mathiesons.
    Here are the Prestons
    Tom

    20211031_112358.jpg20211031_110520.jpg



    I do not have any Bergs chisels, so most of mine are all English
    chisels eg Marples, Ward, Mathieson, and Issac Greaves. I do
    have a small Timmins and son Chisel. The are getting harder
    to find over in Jersey as it is such a small Island.

    Martin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by old workshop View Post
    I do not have any Bergs chisels, so most of mine are all English
    chisels eg Marples, Ward, Mathieson, and Issac Greaves. I do
    have a small Timmins and son Chisel. They are getting harder
    to find over in Jersey as it is such a small Island.

    Martin.
    Martin

    Jersey being a small island I would have thought finding your chisels would be easier.



    Regards
    Paul

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    Hi Paul,

    being a finance centre, people who inherit
    from family just dont want all that rubbish and
    end up throwing it down the dump. Some people do recycle
    things but not that many. We used to be allowed to go through
    skips but not now.

    Martin.

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