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06-20-2019, 02:11 PM
Those are odd. I thought at first about Warren Tool gouges (
their website), but the shanks seem way too short. Maybe some other company's attempt at interchangeable tools for a single handle.[url=https://warrencutlery.com/][/url]
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Those were made for the patternmaking trade. Probably Freeman or Kindt-Collins handled them. I have a handle and a straight blade. Either I could sell you them or you could sell me yours.
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Yes, they are good. Not on a par with high end carving tools but worth about $25-40 without handles.
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like many woodturners today, I imagine that back in the days when pattern makers were common, a good many of them would prefer to save a few bucks on the tools and make their own handles that fit their particular style of work.
Pretty cool find!
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Those shanks seem so short...I'd worry about them coming out of the handles if any grunt was applied to the work.
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(06-20-2019, 10:53 AM)sawnuts Wrote: I am looking a this pic but I don't recall ever seeing a set without handles.
Is anyone familiar with the maker or provide any other info?
Thanks
Mark
So Mark, Did you get the chisels?