Identifying Stanley chisels

[Harold Burrell]

What is that old saying? Oh yeah, YOU SUCK!!!

Great find, POS chisels at the borgs would likely run more than $7 each and they wouldn't throw in a saw.

Is the saw any good?

I'm cleaning up the saw even as we speak. It seems to be a decent rip saw. Pretty sharp too. But then...what do I know??? It has, however, gotten me doing some reseach on handsaws...



Oh, and...thanks for the "you suck".

[Dan Putnam]

image.jpgThat, my friend, is a nice find!
Thanks all for your posts, I believe you have helped me identify one of my chisels as a #750. It's a tough call though, because I don't have much to go off of.
Mine is a splayed 1/2" socket chisel with a 3 1/2" blade and 2" socket.
Inscribed
"Stanley
Made in USA"

any thoughts?

[Jim Koepke]

any thoughts?

Howdy Dan and welcome to the Creek. Your profile does not reveal a location. You may live near another member who is willing to make a handle for your chisel, if you do not have a lathe.

Your chisel looks as if the "splayed" socket may be what happens to a lot of chisels when the handle is broken or goes missing. Some one starts hitting it with a hammer and it mushrooms. I tend to carefully grind the mushrooming off.

One of my Stanley chisels does have a splay at the top. It was made that way and is knurled. It is from a not very common 4xx series of chisels they produced between 1926 & 1935.

jtk

[lowell holmes]

I would grind the splay off and order a handle from Lie Nielsen for a replacement handle.

Another option is to make a handle. You can shape a rectangular blank that you cut out of a piece oak and shape it with a spoke shave, rasp, and sandpaper.

[Stewie Simpson]

Stanley #720 Socket Chisel: Length when new; 13 - 15 inches, depending on width.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I hope that you like yours as much as I like mine. I asked a similar question here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...-these-chisels

They handle well, hold an edge, and I have a sentimental attachment to them (owned by my Grandfather).

[Mike Cherry]

I found a 3/4" 720 about a year ago for 5 bucks. It is my favorite chisel.