Buying vintage chisels online: a complete guide.

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Is it possible to find a quality chisel online? Let's look at the best tricks and tips.
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@nethercone 3 года назад

I think of you as the Alton Brown of woodworking. Your videos feel like an episode of Good Eats. I’m loving this channel. Gives you a direction to go. Instead of just flailing around buying this, that and the other tool that you probably won’t ever need. Thank you.

@windmillacres679 Год назад

LOL! My wife overheard this video. She said "Who's that? He sounds like Alton Brown." No bigger compliment around my house!

@jonathantillian6528 3 года назад

Tonight 200,000 people are flooding ebay with chisel searches.

@jmquez 3 года назад

I’ve got 100’s to list! Fun night listing 👍👍

@Loweboy 3 года назад

I was just thinking the same thing. Haha

@gopro2804 3 года назад

But not mortise chisels....Rex is after a few of those himself so the advice is “don’t buy!” 🤪🤪

@systemtrader1 3 года назад

Now we have to wait a few months.....

@artstudios6622 3 года назад

That damm sellers effect😅😂

@TankToChest 3 года назад

YES!!! More! Do like hammers, mallets, clamps, go through all your tools we really enjoy learning this stuff and you really saved me time!!!

@tayriggles 3 года назад

ME TOO- Tank to Chest - I AGREE WITH HIM DO HAMMERS AND ALL YOUR TOOLS!!!

@edwardmccouch738 3 года назад

IMO you should do a video on how to scavenge old furniture for building a decent scrap pile in the shop. What to look for, what to avoid, and the best ways to turn it into useful scrap for your next project. You could include stuff like hardware vs softwood, which furniture items are more likely to be of no use and which parts are always useful. Ever since that video where you said you skinned a leather chair like a buffalo for leather for strops I've been wondering what old furniture is worth turning into waiting scrap... and maybe a followup video on how to create a scrap pile that won't get thrown out by your SO!

@TheLexiconDevils 3 года назад

David Oakes so don’t fucking do it

@edwardmccouch738 3 года назад

100 year old tables aren't common in my neck of the woods. My question is purely in the interest of getting decent wood for free. There are plenty of times where I see furniture on the side of the road with busted legs or similar states of disrepair and people are just throwing them away b/c they don't want the furniture anymore. Rex talks about (in scattered videos) using discarded furniture in different projects. I am curious to see if there is a method to his madness. (When I said "in the shop", I meant 'my workshop' not 'store'.)

@DatCrunch 3 года назад

Old bucks and pextos are PHENOMENAL. I see them all the time for around a buck or two a chisel.

@MrMartinSchou 3 года назад

Just don't get sucked into buying 5 bucks for a tenner ;)

@mic3a26 3 года назад

Your visual teaching style is unparalleled. Interesting, accessible & thorough...with a bit of you thrown in. So glad we have you in OUR community spending oodles of time producing woodworking-related material!

@HiFiTown 3 года назад

Rex, the best video yet! Please do more videos like this. Your knowledge is invaluable!

@slomkaadas9603 3 года назад

YES - more tips, more videos, every tools! Thank you Rex. Cheers 🍻

@NonFerricIrony 3 года назад

Dammit Rex! I haven't finished collecting all the socket chisels I wanted...you are going to cause a Paul Sellers price spike on these. Seriously, great topic, well covered. Back to Ebay to check on my bids.

@Kikilang60 3 года назад

Prices spikes are real, and the fallowing scarcity afterwards. There was a point in time, where brace and bits common as dirt. This one place had a brace and bit nail on the wall outside, as decoration. I went back, and they had yank it down, and sold it.

@theeddorian 3 года назад

Not just Paul Sellers. Christopher Schwartz had dark effects on my favorite Bailey type 11. I like them because they are easier to adjust than other Bailey types, and they were dead cheap until Mr. Schwartz called them out as a bargain.

@michaelrogers4157 3 года назад

@@Kikilang60 yeah, used to find braces for $5 and the bits for $1 to $2 a piece or 10 for $5 at every yard sale, flea market and pawn shop around me. Now? I haven't seen either in a pawn shop in years and when you do come across either at a flea or yard sale these days they're 5X that amount or more.

@brendanlangord1687 3 года назад

I have only recently started tool restorations as a hobby (unemployed because of the pandemic) and started out just making up how to go about restoring things. The first thing I restored back in March, was and old rusted Boston pencil sharpener that was in my basement. I made a lot of mistakes and it didn't turn out that great, but it was fun. Since then, I have gotten a littler bit better, and watching this video helped me realize that, because I restored a couple chisel. I was making it up as a went along, but went through the same steps you did (although I did use your video to figure out how to sharpen it), and they are part of my inventory of tools that I use regularly. Keep up the good work, and keep sharing your knowledge. Thanks.

@RexKrueger 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@gnarthdarkanen7464 3 года назад

Just curious... rotating cutter assemblies or rotating "razor blades" inside that pencil sharpener??? I've restored both... Discovered on a lot of the old "razor blade" (cheap) versions, an "injector razor" type blade was almost exactly the same thing... The rotating cutters (look sort of like the spiral cutter assemblies from a power planer) can be a B**** to sharpen... SO I'm sort of wondering what you attempted??? Again... just curious... ;o)

@ok-hd4so 3 года назад

This is the BEST woodworking channel. I love the get to the point and thorough style. Cheers mate!

@RandomRockHero 3 года назад

You got this video just right. Crucial points for me were showing how to detect quality chisels, which damages are fixable/acceptable and the actual restoration. Price expectations are a nice bonus. Wrapping all this in a video with excellent flow makes it even better. You're doing great! I'm off to shop chisels, mate.

@lazarjovic9948 3 года назад

Excited to see this, I've started looking for a specific tool on ebay yesterday, so the timing is impeccable!

@RobMacKendrick 3 года назад

Thanks for this extremely practical video, Rex! I'm an eBay warrior myself; nothing beats the rush of an awesome auction - showing up in the right place at the right time and walking off with a bargain. I always feel sorry for the seller... but hey, LOOK WHAT I SCORED!!

@Gotmovezlikejagga 3 года назад

Firstly, Rex thank you for being a voice of reason in what can be a very expensive hobby. As the love of hobby wood working grew for me I quickly became discouraged that to build simple furniture, a few 400 dollar planes and saws made it impractical. Then I watched a few you tube channels, yours in particular, and learned how to restore planes, saws etc. This process of restoration increased my understanding of the tool and improved my wood working. Please keep up the great work of making wood working affordable and possible for people without unlimited money to spend on tools. Thank you

@johnhemby8631 3 года назад

This is great perspective. Was just chisels shopping for new ones but might have a go at vintage now. I definitely like my old plane more than the new ones. Also satisfying to give an old tool new life

@altheteacher 3 года назад

And this is the video series I was waiting for, excellent information to help me buy the tools I really need. My wife is going to hate it!!

@tayriggles 3 года назад

Thank you, please do more of these. I'm learning so MUCH!!!

@lectorserelith 3 года назад

Every time Rex makes a new video, the amount of used tools for sale on the market plummets.

@charleswilson8915 Год назад

Thanks again Rex, for a very informative video. I have been working up to buying a few chisels, but wasn't sure which ones to get. I watched your video where you talked about which ones you use, it led me to watch this video. Now I'm ready to commit myself to some purchases. Thanks! 😊

@joshpirogovsky 3 года назад

I’m SO glad this released! I’m planning on making a modern end table and want to chisel a mortise for a supporting piece. My chisels are cheap and dull, however. I only have three sizes as well. Thank you SO much!

@billymartin2277 3 года назад

Saws! Saws, saws, Saws!! SAWS!!! did I mention saws?

@namAehT 3 года назад

I recently bought (and restored) a set of James Swan augers that were still in their original box. They were in surprisingly good condition and I got the whole set for $40 at an antique store. The box even had Stanley hinges on it with the SW heart logo.

@NhyraVirakah2 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips man! Been loving your videos so far. Been watching lots of yours while I sit on my ultra-low roman-inspired bench I made out of scraps. Keeping me entertained while I break a many sweats!

@jtreg 3 года назад

Yes please more buying advice thanks Rex!

@scottrowlings5345 3 года назад

Cue vintage socket chisel prices tripling overnight! Great video

@watermain48 3 года назад

Thanks for driving the price of good used chisels through the roof Rex. LOL. Great video, as always.

@jerrystark3587 3 года назад

An interesting and informative video. Good advice, as always. Thank you!

@jaredqualls1452 3 года назад

Love this. Thanks Rex!

@jerryjohnsonii4181 3 года назад

Very interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the knowledge, Rex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@edrudolph1 3 года назад

Thank you Rex, always learn a lot from you.

@rontocknell5400 3 года назад

I love the terminology of wood turning tools & equipment... such as 'jam chuck'. Sounds delicious, doesn't it? “Another jam chuck, vicar? They're home made”. The round nose scraper got my grandson wondering... particularly as I have a rather round nose. He thought I'd scraped it into that shape. My flat bottom scraper positively traumatised the poor little bugger. The bowl gouge is normally pretty self-explanatory... a gouge for hollowing out bowls. I managed to get one surprisingly cheap even for Ebay, which I'm sure was down to the way it was described. I don't know if it was autocorrect or just sloppy spelling but I was the only bidder for the “used half-inch bowel gouge”. It seems that the bowel gouge market has bottomed out. The “used” probably didn't help much either. Still, one man's used bowel gouge is another man's bargain.

@kevinxxx1387 3 года назад

Thank you for an excellent and informative video. I'm at the watching video stage of just getting started in woodworking, so this is just what I need.

@professor62 3 года назад

Excellent, Rex! Please do the exact same kind of video on buying hand planes online.

@jimf1964 3 года назад

I've collected a few antique firearms, and your description of the metal is right on. There is a difference in the look of the steel, and it's this specific type of grey, or dark grey, to blackish. Nothing better. Thanks for the tips!

@darkone1685 3 года назад

Darker the higher the carbon !

@user-qg6fy4yp8t 3 года назад

I have just restored a 6mm chisel that was belong to my grandfather ( he was a carpenter), i had it for years and i have not used it for chiseling. after reading a Paul sellers vlog i have decided to revive the chisel and without any experience i restored it: i had to make a new handle so i carved it with my Mora carving knife and a chisel, i have cleaned it from the rust and i gave it a new sharp edge ( can cut hair). I want to thank you because it's not that i am learning from you a lot, because of your videos im using more hand tools and I'm enjoying woodworking much more!! I have build your English jointer bench and it is the most important tool that i have ( more than my table saw) at my arsenal

@jasonzvokel6317 3 года назад

Awesome video and topic! Thanks Rex

@bickybickford 3 года назад

Very well done I have been restoring and selling vintage hand tools for years

@daveturnbull7221 3 года назад

Thanks for a another great and informative video Rex.

@alangreen3425 3 года назад

Gee thanks buddy! Now the opening bids on old vintage chisels have quadrupled! LOL Enjoyed the video...always learn something.

@majorhox 3 года назад

The black patina on the older chisels is a type of rust that causes the bluing effect and actually helps protect the steel.

@gavinhouliston 3 года назад

Hand planes - just general tips for buying different brands, # of plane, type, condition etc - for Stanley, Record and so on, what's a good price, what's a bad price, what should you look for when choosing a plane to buy to restore and use, what to avoid, what potential problems could one come across and so on. Love your content Rex, keep it up man. All the best!!

@Jake88310 3 года назад

Rex, enjoyed this video very much and would more like this.

@kylekinsey2624 3 года назад

Thank you for this! I live in an area where old tools like this just aren't available locally. And even flea markets are rare.

@daviddeitrick27 3 года назад

Saws Specifically panel type saws, and sharpening equipment (AKA Saw Set). Your previously described Saw vice is great.

@cazadordetesoros5357 2 года назад

I bought a stanley 750 socket chisel 1 1/4 for $1.50 and a Bailey no 4 for $3 at a garage sale, I was very happy! I always watch your videos!

@danielpreilly77 3 года назад

right on Rex, very informative video. appreciate it

@briansmith8632 3 года назад

Your tips (and observations) on how to search Ebay were extremely helpful - I've been shopping for tools there for years, but when I tried your parameters, the prices dropped dramatically. Well done!

@douglashopkins8070 3 года назад

Nice overview. I am pleased to observe that most of my chisel collection are the exact socket chisels you recommend. My grandfather had good taste. I've had to make a few handles... without a lathe. Not very difficult though. My next chisel purchase is going to be a slick, mainly because I find them cool. I know I will rarely use it, still want one.

@mandyleeson1 3 года назад

Thanks Rex, this was really helpful.

@tylersmith9868 3 года назад

Was recently gifted a full set of E A Berg shark brand chisels, was delighted to research and find out how highly regarded they are.

@seanbrotherton542 3 года назад

Excellent presentation. More please

@htueting 3 года назад

Love this video!

@crichtonbruce4329 3 года назад

Valuable info, well presented (as usual). Don't ignore butt chisels. My favorite chisel is a 1" wide vintage "J. Howarth Cast Steel" make that I go to for so many things as it feels like a natural extension of my hand. It takes and holds a wonderful edge. I love it for fine paring.

@CleaveMountaineering 3 года назад

Good overview. I have a 1.25" TH Witherby, 6" long socket chisel, it came mushroomed on the socket. I was able to rescue the socket with careful filing and hammering, and made a handle for it. I just gave it a good workout on a timber frame chicken coop.

@egbluesuede1220 3 года назад

super helpful video and relevant to current events. I learned a few lessons the hard way and appreciate your buying advice. Would love a similar one for back saws, or even a similar series on other standard hand tools. The cork sniffers do blur the lines and I love finding what I call "users" which are equally good tools that I plan to use the hell out of.

@glendrake9268 3 года назад

Excellent job! I do love the 750 chisels and have been slowly collecting a set over the years I just bid what I'm willing to pay and usually loose but occasionally get one. Just waiting for a 7/8 inch one now :)

@berthatton9410 3 года назад

Pretty dang useful. Thanks

@GCaF 3 года назад

My father used to have only firmer chisels. In his days, the carpenters in our area used those only for splitting and removing big pieces of wood. In some cases... even for splitting logs, but that was rare. Mostly when there was a lot of stock removal to be made, instead of taking small shavings, a firmer chisel would be placed in a the most effective spot (while reading the grain to make sure the split won't mess the work piece up) and hit with a big hammer. It was actually quite time saving... albeit a bit risky. I love this series Rex! Please do more tools! Hand planes of course... but even glue and saws and mallets and hammers and so on :)

@Mikey__R 3 года назад

My Grandad was a carpenter and builder. By the time he was passing on his trade to his grand kids, his firmer chisels had been sharpened to the length of butt chisels. I actually thought that was how long chisels were supposed to be, and wondered why the chisels at school were so long! I don't remember him ever using anything other than these firmer chisels. Indeed, he never used the word "firmer," he just called them chisels. I didn't hear the word till I read it on the internet.

@GCaF 3 года назад

@@Mikey__R Same here... I just now realized from Rex while watching the video that they were the "firmer" ones :)

@amberluecke6644 3 года назад

I’ve been able to find several bit braces and hand planes at estate sales and consignment auctions. Waiting for the next ones to pick up some chisels and hand saws.

@shawnbottom4769 3 года назад

Good timing as I’m searching for chisels the last week or so. As with most items on eBay though it takes a lot of patience. The usual “cast of characters” there often drive the prices way up.

@MCsCreations 3 года назад

Fantastic tips, Rex! Thanks a lot! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@David-hm9ic 3 года назад

Glad I got some chisels before you released this video. This is a good tutorial on brand names. Before I started woodworking I had a set of sub-$10 Harbor Freight chisels and started looking for better ones. One of the few things I recognized was Sheffield steel and ended up buying Marples (before Irwin bought the name) chisels because of the steel. I have not been disappointed with them but they cost a lot more than the prices you discussed. Some of my really good Ebay finds were Craftsman planes. The old ones were made by Millers Falls and Stanley but they don't command the prices of the name brand planes.

@larrybriggi9898 3 года назад

Really interesting video Rex. Picked up some good tips. Just finished restoring some old chisels and turning handles for them. Not sure if tang is easier to fit than socket though. Thank you.

@JosephLorentzen 3 года назад

Another great video.

@jbtallullah7009 3 года назад

The Worth chisel looks like my Pexto chisels. Pexto chisels are amazing. Love the video.

@jbtallullah7009 3 года назад

Crap everyone if going to buy up all the Pextos. Damn you Rex. I mean Pextos are horrible.

@markscott2615 3 года назад

I’d love to see you do a video on router planes, particularly the larger version. Do some more collaborations with James Wright

@charlesward8196 Год назад

Love this video, I hope it inspires other to take up the challenge.

@maf5454 Год назад

I love to restore vintage tools to their original glory too. I think those old ladies are far better steel than those made now and each and everyone has a story behind them. Better yet most of them can be had for a song because folks a just trying to get rid of them! Be well and safe peace to you and yours.

@mariushegli 3 года назад

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

@tbc5790 3 года назад

More restorations please. More more more more

@tessarnold7597 3 года назад

Definitely would love to see a video about hand planes, in the same vein as the chisel vid above. Great stuff.

@danmontie6367 3 года назад

+1 for this!

@thomasarussellsr 3 года назад

+2 including a few specialty planes like tongue & groove and circular palnes.

@maf5454 Год назад

@RexKrueger Thank you my brother! I like your philosophy and practical manner regarding vintage chisels and tools. I work in a vintage tool store and love restoring these grand old ladies to their original glory. Believe me, when a tool comes in the door you would not believe the condition some are in. I have restored numerous Witherby, Stanley and Buck tools. Many of them as I like to say have had a "tough life". For the most part if not all have seen a course grinding wheel in their past, ouch! Sure for the real beat up ones the only remedy to their problem(s) is a grinding wheel. I have designed and built numerous fixtures and jigs to let me control remaking bevels and cleaning up sockets and tangs. I personally like to use a large flat bed belt sander to reform the bevels. I find the flatness of the bed is better, for me at least, than a wheel. And, I can adjust the jigs to make the bevel "factory" again. I personally don't like the curve the wheel puts on the bevel, but that's me! For me personally, I like using a large, 12x12, piece of float glass or thick smooth floor tile for sharpening and honing. Numerous grades of silicon carbide wet/dry paper, a leather strop board a custom jig and the edges are restored, my customers say better than factory. I like using wet/dry because I dislike maintaining stones and I have a ready source for the papers, the store takes in huge quantities. The handles are another story. Many come in without one, or they are split. Fortunately I have a large selection on hand and usually can find a replacement. If not I make one from hardwood and install it on the tool. Keep up your great work and spreading the word of vintage tools. Remember, craftsmen and women used these tools to create thing we still use to this day. Be well and safe peace to you and yours.

@walterrider9600 3 года назад

thank you Rex

@18roselover 3 года назад

Rex. I found testing knives, chisels, plane blades were most effective when done on a soft piece of pine. If the cut line is clean and the pine has a slight sheen . Your edge is sharp

@eggsngritstn 3 года назад

Ok, the engineer joins the chat. I suspect the different patina on older chisels indicates slightly different metallurgy and heat treatment. I will guess the older chisels were forged from carbon steel and were probably tempered for a lengthier period of time at a lower temperature. This would have been more economical in a time where achieving greater annealing temperatures would have been more expensive. The black patina will be exposed martensite and some magnetite. The newer chisels will probably have additional alloy materials, perhaps magnesium or molybdenum, and would probably be tempered more quickly at greater temperatures. Your experience with the newer chisels would be explained by the different crystal structure of the metal and how that reacts when the oxidation process occurs. Magnetite will not increase in volume much from the raw iron, and is in fact preferentially selected as the oxidation layer when 'bluing' steel for that reason. On the other hand, with other metals in the mix the oxidation chemistry is not as easy to predict, and it may result in localized pockets of expansion due to corrosion. Again, I'm making an educated guess here.

@oliverwhite820 3 года назад

It's like the internet was listening! I've been thinking to buy a couple of new chisels for a week or so now, mostly looking at a range of new products, then I thought - I wonder if Rex has any advice on this? Well, yes. Yes you do. In case all the vintage chisels across Europe and the US have been snatch up already, I'll defo look into the Narex brand.

@gmmeier321 3 года назад

Great video.

@tonyminehan2323 3 года назад

When I looked for my first hand plane of the bay, to replace the Stanley that I had (which grew legs) I was looking at around £25 and up but thanks to Rex, I found that the newer Stanley's were not so great and it was a case of knowing which number 4 and what year, which I didn't have a clue about. So I bought a no name Bailey pattern, brand new, delivered for £8-49 it required a lot of work, but in the end I got a plane that, we're it not for Gravity, the shavings would have floated. Again, this setup was possible only because I followed carefully Rex's advice on how to set up a hand plane.

@theeddorian 3 года назад

In Great Britain you might want to watch for Record planes. Some relatively recently made pieces are very good. I have a No. 5 with a Union style cap iron - threaded screw rather than a thumb lever. Really nice and here in the US, cheap.

@tonyminehan2323 3 года назад

theeddorian I'll keep a look out for them 👍 I recently bought a Silverline number 4 new, very good, very little work and a Faithfull number 4 and 5, new. Both were excellent. You can get Silverlines and Faithfulls very cheap on the bay, used of course. They don't have the "collector" tag which for me is fine as I'm learning woodwork having come from an engineering background.

@clovishound5756 3 года назад

I have had some success at pawn shops. They don't often have socket chisels, but I have found a few. They are usually buried in a plastic box of assorted hand tools, and you can frequently get them for a buck or two, although they usually are without handles. I enjoy making handles on the lathe, so that isn't an issue for me. It's good to look around the tool section at a pawn shop. You just never know what you will run across.

@MikeAG333 3 года назад

Excellent, Rex, as always. At the moment I'm buying a whole lot of old gouges as I increase the amount of carving I'm doing. How about having a look at that segment of the woodworking world? My experience is that there are a hell of a lot of excellent and pretty cheap out-cannel (curved) gouges, but there is a relative shortage of V gouges. And judging by the state of every single gouge I've bought (you need quite a lot because of the varying radii), this generation seems to have entirely forgotten how to sharpen a gouge.

@Unlovable 3 года назад

I bought most of my chisels a few years back in second-hand stores for 0.5-2 euros per chisel all great brands from E A berg to our own dutch nooitgedagt made with Swedish steel they are all very high quality and I now own 50+ chisels (yes it's an addiction). I tend to use the modern stuff for the rough work to safe my nice vintage ones

@jamesanthony5874 3 года назад

14:52 So bets on when the Krueger Effect is going to kick in and the price on these brands skyrockets? ;-)

@RexKrueger 3 года назад

I doubt it!

@digadigado 3 года назад

@@RexKrueger for the next week at least

@MtnBike60532 3 года назад

@@RexKrueger Don't underestimate yourself! 43 minutes after this video previewed, it has 235 likes. All you need to do is generate 2 additional bidders on a chisel and the price should increase significantly (unless none are willing to pay even $1 more.)

@jmquez 3 года назад

Honestly there is billions of this, specially Union, pexto etc, I’ve got 100+ that I need to list, but as all eBay sellers, I’m too lazy to list lol

@theeddorian 3 года назад

@@RexKrueger You shouldn't. Your site is a really good site for all of us amateurs, part timers, DIYers getting serious, and first timers.

@greasy148 3 года назад

S.J. Addis is a great old name from the mid 1800s for carving gouges and the like, a family friend gave me a whole box of em a few years back and they are the best steel out of any of my tools. I have put a lot of miles on one of the gouges and have only sharpened it three times since acquiring it. a quick hit on the strop and its razor sharp.

@caseytozier4091 3 года назад

Vintage Back saws next, please.

@aurtisanminer2827 3 года назад

I have an old Worth chisel. It has a rounded top side instead of flat and tapered. It was missing the handle and had been beaten by a metal hammer, but it wasnt too bad. I ground off the mushroomed portion pretty easily.

@michalziska9558 3 года назад

Hi Rex :) I used Narex chisels at school, and a many many yers after, they are great, It doesn't cost much money, they are very sharp and easy to sharpen them, BUT! construction on tang is a very bad solution. the handle does not last long, and after a relatively short time the handle crack near the bolster, and it is very difficult to repair or make new handle is so difficult to. But, for a beginners or really hobby use it's a great tool.

@thehotshot240 3 года назад

vices and hand planes are definite ones that would be great to see! The best part? I'm not in the states, and get to dodge the unavoidable price hike from all these fresh chisel searches haha. Another great video, and informative as always!

@mxh5647 3 года назад

Excellent presentation as usual. I don't need chisels but still... I inherited most of mine from my dad who brought them over from the UK. All in pretty good nick except for his favourite can opening one. :) . John Bull sheffield steel. I've got no idea of value but they do for me. Thanks again.

@TheRedhawke 3 года назад

Nothing like a well made socket chisel. I continue to pick them up when I see them at garage sales or flea markets.

@markkoons7488 3 года назад

Tuning used tools makes them your own in a sense that only a long relationship with a new tool can accomplish. Two thirds of my hand tools are old and beloved rehabs. Those rare new purchases like bronze-bodied Lie-Nielsen planes with cherry handles are also "rehabilitated" in the sense of stripping the the lacquer (a protectant to preserve the "new" during retailing) from both wood and metal, and burnishing with a few drops of oil on 4/0 steel wool to allow the maroon of the cherry and warmth of aged bronze to develop. Like restored bargains they become more beautiful, feel better in the hand, and age with grace.

@6h471 Год назад

I have most of a set of old Greenlee socket chisels that belonged to my grandfather, probably bought in the 1930's. The blades are quite long, I'm guessing about 9 inches including the socket. They aren't pretty anymore due to a lot of use, and have sort of tiny handles, but they take and hold a good edge. I retired them and now use a set of the cheapest Narex ones, which are very good IMO.

@petrsidlo7614 3 года назад

one thing i like about your narex set that the bevels on the sides go right to the back, most bench chisels, even the old ones, have flat spots on the sides that make pairing a bit more difficult. by the way, try buying one of the narex richter chisels (just the one size used most by you, they are expensive) had really great luck with those!

@maplobats 3 года назад

As a Canadian, I had to chuckle a bit when you said, "cold weather is coming" considering it was -25° in mid-October already.

@Smirky-gn1in 3 года назад

It’s the Midwest or southern Canada

@454Casull 3 года назад

Hey, just wanted to say that the audio on your video is really enjoyable to listen to. Some videos have compression way up and it just gives me a headache.

@thomashverring9484 3 года назад

Holy crap, Rex! This video is a masterpiece! So much excellent information! You blew my mind! On another note ... when in Europe it doesn't seem like socket chisels is really a thing (to the extent it is in the States). When I look at eBay, I don't find that many vintage (or otherwise) socket chisels. It will be very expensive to have them sent from overseas. I'll continue looking :)

@RexKrueger 3 года назад

If the European furniture makers are using tang-chisels, just get some old ones and don't look back!

@thomashverring9484 3 года назад

@@RexKrueger Thanks so much for your reply. However, yesterday I found a German type of socket chisel, so they are out there! I want ALL OF THEM! ALL THE TOOLS! Sorry, got carried away :) I need to dig deeper, I think :)

@charleskyler1928 3 года назад

I can fix that Wetherby... I’ve been doing some forge work, and have had success on several with bugled sockets. Remember, the socket is usually not hardened.

@Cadwaladr 3 года назад

Yeah, I was thinking it might be fixable in the forge, though if you don't upset it back into shape, you could end up with a big cold shut all the way around.

@HWCism 3 года назад

Thank you.

@edcarden6086 3 года назад

I find this fascinating. It fits nicely with my Craigslist searches for vintage power tools. (I have a 40 dollar 1962 craftsman table saw refurbished till it was worthy of a 300 dollar fence). Drill presses, planers. Hand drills I've seen you use but haven't purchased one yet{don't know enough) There are bench vices out there, but I don't know if they have the numbers to be worth hunting down. Measuring tools though...maybe worth an educational vid. Oh or maybe a vid on how to make a handle that is extravagantly nicer than the ”vintage" hammer head with broken handle we found in grandpa's garage. Now shhh, I'm ebaying

@yooper5638 3 года назад

Cool. I recently picked up a never-used six piece set of vintage Japanese Nomi chisels for $60 on ebay. Plus shipping. From Japan. So, more like $80 total. That's still only $13 per chisel, and they're awesome.

@wolfman75 3 года назад

Thank You Sir!!! Being fairly new to woodworking, ( 2 -3months) I need all the help I can get!!!! Yes please more videos!!! I am new to your channel, so I am not sure what to suggest. 🤔👍😎🤷‍♂️