They are Baaaack!

[steven c newman]

According to Rumour Control.....Aldis now has those chisels in stock in the US,,,,again...I might go see IF they are in my area, and how much...:confused:

[Mike Cherry]

Are these the chisels from Harbor Freight you speak of?

[steven c newman]

Ah...no, these appear the be the same ones P.Sellers and I got last year

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Been using a few of mine lately...

[Gary Cunningham]

Aldi's as in the grocery store?

[steven c newman]

yep...

They seem to bring tools out in time for Father's Day.......

Last year, mine cost about...$7 for a set of 4......

[Warren Weckesser]

The price is still $6.99. Made in China, imported by Aldi. After seeing this thread, I went out and picked up a set. The sizes are 8 mm (0.31 in), 13 mm (0.51 in), 18 mm (0.71 in) and 24 mm (0.94 in). The package says they are made of chrome vanadium. I took out the largest one, flattened the back (it had slight hollow, so that went pretty quickly), sharpened it and took it to some pine. It went through the pine like, well, a sharp chisel through pine. These won't be my "go to" chisels, but it looks like they will be a usable set of spares/backups (not that I really need "backup" chisels!).

[Mike Brady]

The blades are flat in profile, and thin, so they can be handy to get into tight places like narrow spaces between dovetails. They are not chisels you can wail on, for the same reason.

[Mark Gibney]

I went and bought two sets of these, I put a ~ 22* bevel on one set, and ~35* on the other set. The low angle ones slice through pine end grain with zero crushing.

And the back were slightly concave, as Warren said, each set took just over two minutes on my diamond plate, under five minutes for 8 chisels.

The handles are big and comfortable, and ugly, but if you felt like modifying them there's plenty of material there to play with. $14, hard to beat.

[Denny Tudor]

This year they've added a package of 4 ratchet clamps - two 12" and 2 6" for $5. They look pretty solid.

Forgot to mention they once again have a real good 33' tape for $4.

[Jerry Olexa]

You normally wouldn't expect tools in ALDI's.....Hmmmm

[steven c newman]

Every Father's Day, Aldis seems to stock a bunch of tools. When that stash is sold out...see ya next year....

Been using the set I got last year ever since.

[Kenneth Fisher]

I've been hearing about these for over a year now and think I'd like to try some.

I haven't been able to find them online would anyone have a good link?

Barring that, if there is anyone near an Aldi's that could help me out, let me know.

[glenn bradley]

These maybe? https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specials/special-buys-for-june-1/june-1-detail/ps/p/workzone-wood-chisel-or-file-set/

[Kenneth Fisher]

These maybe? https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specials/special-buys-for-june-1/june-1-detail/ps/p/workzone-wood-chisel-or-file-set/

Thanks glenn, unless I'm missing something though, that's just their sales flyer

[Rob Matarazzo]

Picked up a set and have been using them for a couple of days. I was surprised at how well they work and how well they seem to hold an edge. I tuned them up per Paul Sellers video, or as close as I could get with what I have on hand.

i don't think are made in China. Supposedly Germany.

I noticed some guy is now selling them on flea bay for about $30 a set.

[Jim Koepke]

I've been hearing about these for over a year now and think I'd like to try some.

I haven't been able to find them online would anyone have a good link?

Barring that, if there is anyone near an Aldi's that could help me out, let me know.

I wonder if anyone can compare these to the Windsor chisel set at Harbor Freight for $10. The HF set has more chisels.

I looked at the HF set but didn't purchase since there are already too many beater chisels in my shop.

jtk

[steven c newman]

Had a set from H-F long time ago.....not the same as the Aldi brand chisels....

Was in H-F today, and looked at their set......not even close to the Aldis one..

[Joe Tilson]

Guys, I think these chisels are made by Narex, because they work up just like my Narex did. Same concave area on the back and the whole gambit. They even look and feel like Narex. Let us know what you think. These are some nice chisels for what they go for.

[Warren Weckesser]

Narex are made in the Czech Republic. The Aldi chisels are made in China--it says so right on the package. Neither the cut of the sides of the chisels nor the shape of the handles are the same as my Narex chisels.

[Jerry Olexa]

Visited my local Aldi's..Plenty of files but no Chisels,,,

[steven c newman]

they don't stock all that many...one case is about it. When that sells out, they are done.

[Joe Tilson]

Warren,
China never has played fair in the world market. They will buy from an out source then claim they produced it. They have been caught at it. I can't remember when or where at the moment, which becomes a downer for my statement. Sorry!