Todd Fatheree Wrote:
> "thumbs" [email protected] wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>
> Have found excellent info. on this forum about chisels. Have worked
> w/various brands of chisels (Mostly Cheap) and have been frustrated
> w/quality and frequency of sharpening needed. Was going to look for
> a
> set of quality chisels and mentioned it to a deceased friend's widow
> and she gave me a set of his. They have hardly been used and I have
> been unable to find info. on them.
> On the handle they have a paper label which contains the following.
> BRACHT, in a triangle, w/ the words CARANITE, VANADIUM, AND WOLFRAM
> on
> the sides of the triangle. On the Blade it has: Wo-Va,
> BRACHT(IN
> TRIANGLE), and #
>
> 26
> Would appreciate any info as to: value, quality, origin, and care of
> them.
> Thanks for any answers to my questions
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> thumbs-
>
> IIRC, "Wolfram" is in common usage in Germany and is the same as
> tungsten
> (which is why "W" is the symbol for tungsten on the periodic table).
> I'm
> guessing that Bracht is/was a German company that manufactured chisels.
> No
> idea what caranite is, but apparently the steel is alloyed with
> tungsten and
> vanadium. Vanadium improves toughness and ductility in steel, while
> tungsten adds hardness and wear resistance.
>
> todd
Thanks for the reply Todd,
Sounds like they should at least be a pretty decent set. Time and use
will tell.
Looking forward to using them. Guess another project should be in the
works.
thumbs
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