I bought some chisels today at an estate sale - the box they came in was marked "Harris Tools" but the chisels themselves are unmarked. I went to the Harris Tools web site and found the chisels listed, but nothing about the company itself - including where they're located.
While I didn't pay that much, I was disappointed with the chisels. While they look like socket chisels, they're actually made like Japanese chisels. The attachment of the handle to the body is via a tang, and there's a ferrule at the bottom of the handle that is ground smooth with the body, just like a Japanese chisel. I would not have bought them if I had seen that, because I was planning to make new handles for them.
The chisels look fairly modern, but when I measure the width, they're not close to being accurate. The 1", 3/4", 1/2" and 1/4" are all narrow, and the 3/8" is wide. I'm guessing that the chisels were actually metric sizes which were just advertised as English sizes.
I haven't used them yet so I don't know how the steel will hold up.
Not that I needed any more chisels but I have a weakness for them.
Anyone know "Harris Tools" or have experience with their chisels?
Mike