Steelcraft chisels??????

[Terry Hatfield]

Anyone know anything about them?? I couldn't find a thing but maybe I'm just missing the obvious.

TIA,

t

[Marc Hills]

Why, did you get them? That was a pretty good eBay price for a matched set. They sure looked a lot like old Fultons to me.

[Terry Hatfield]

Why, did you get them? That was a pretty good eBay price for a matched set. They sure looked a lot like old Fultons to me.


Guilty. :D Yes, I did get them. They just looked too nice to pass up. $55 for the boxed set including shipping. I figured for that price I could use them for something!!!

t

[Marc Hills]

Ha! My fearless prediction is that they are 1950's era Fultons from W. Germany sold under the Steelcraft label. I think you got a decent deal. They looked really nice from the pictures.

Well, there are deals, and then there's Roger Nixon. I still lie awake thinking about that wooden panel raiser for $20.

Roger, humor me, please. Just *say* that the back of the iron was badly pitted, ok? I need to get some sleep.

[Terry Hatfield]

Marc,

Great!!! I hoped I did OK. I'll post some real pics of the set when they arrive.

Thanks,

t

[John Dingman]

Terry,

I was looking at those on the place that will remain nameless :D And I thought they were a good looking set of chisels for the money. And if they are manufactured as the others have said here, you got a tremendous deal! Sharpen em, and put em to work! And then give us a review ;)

Have a great day!
John

[Terry Hatfield]

Terry,

I was looking at those on the place that will remain nameless :D And I thought they were a good looking set of chisels for the money. And if they are manufactured as the others have said here, you got a tremendous deal! Sharpen em, and put em to work! And then give us a review ;)

Have a great day!
John


j,

I'll be sure to do that. I certianly couldn't buy any Stanleys!!! Jeepers, those babies are bringing BIG money.

Here's a pic of the goodies after I brightened it a bit so you can actually see them.......

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I really didn't *need* them, but that never stopped me before. :D

t

[Dennis McDonaugh]

IMHO, its easier to become a collector of chisels than planes. There are many more good ones to be had cheap, although prices appear to be on the rise. It's easier to make them work and look great. I am guilty of have a set or two more than I actually need!

[Shawn Swafford]

Terry, those look like a nice set of chisels. Compared to what the Stanley 750's are going for you got a bargain. Enjoy them!

Shawn

[Tom LaRussa]

Guilty. :D Yes, I did get them. They just looked too nice to pass up. $55 for the boxed set including shipping. I figured for that price I could use them for something!!!

t
Terry,

Nice buy, IMHO.

If it turns out you don't them you can always sell them as cold-war memorabilia. ;)

[Bart Leetch]

Terry

Those are some real nice looking chisels you should get a lot of enjoyment from using them.

I have a set of Ace brand chisels that according to what I was told after the tool man working there looked it up in manual are made by Buck. Now these chisels aren't the fancy wooden handled socket type chisels. But they were purchased locally 1 or 2 at a time. They seem to hold an edge pretty well.

I just wanted to show an alternative, not just to cost I may have just as much or more into these chisels than you have in yours.But the fact that they can be purchased locally. Sometimes you find out interesting things if you ask what company manufactured a house brand tool.

I also have a Fulton bench plane & understand Sears used to sell them.

Pictured with them is the mallet I purchased & sawed 5/8" off each end of the head because it was to heavy & clumsy. This is the mallet I've been using with the chisels. The mallet at the top is one I made using the purchased as a pattern. The mallet on the right is my latest endeavor & has take some time & a little effort & modification to get it right.

So next time your in a store & see a tool the you are interested ask who manufactures it. You may be pleasantly surprised.