Hi AArDvarK,
Footprint were for many years the standard issue chisels used by the Royal
Air Force workshops. They're a reasonable middle-of-the-foodchain chisel.
They don't work straight from the box - the backs need quite a bit of
flattening before you've got a sharpenable chisel. Once they're fettled,
they take and hold a pretty good edge.
Cheers,
Frank
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> I found a local seller of these, does anyone know about them
> or where I can read up on them? The website contains zero
> info about anything they make www.footprint-tools.co.uk/ .
> Any experience?
>
> thanks all,
>
> Alex
>
>
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> Hi AArDvarK,
>
> Footprint were for many years the standard issue chisels used by the Royal
> Air Force workshops. They're a reasonable middle-of-the-foodchain chisel.
>
> They don't work straight from the box - the backs need quite a bit of
> flattening before you've got a sharpenable chisel. Once they're fettled,
> they take and hold a pretty good edge.
>
> Cheers,
>
I found Sears has them, online only. These are true bevel edged
made in Sheffield, take a look:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00936817000
I think I'd buy these before I'd buy the Marples blue chips. Good
price for a 9 peice set but who knows if the metal is the famous
"sheffield steel"(?).
Alex
I got a set a couple months ago. I think they are ok.
dave
AArDvarK wrote:
>>Hi AArDvarK,
>>
>>Footprint were for many years the standard issue chisels used by the Royal
>>Air Force workshops. They're a reasonable middle-of-the-foodchain chisel.
>>
>>They don't work straight from the box - the backs need quite a bit of
>>flattening before you've got a sharpenable chisel. Once they're fettled,
>>they take and hold a pretty good edge.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>
>
> I found Sears has them, online only. These are true bevel edged
> made in Sheffield, take a look:
> http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00936817000
> I think I'd buy these before I'd buy the Marples blue chips. Good
> price for a 9 peice set but who knows if the metal is the famous
> "sheffield steel"(?).
>
> Alex
>
>
> Hi AArDvarK,
>
> Footprint were for many years the standard issue chisels used by the Royal
> Air Force workshops. They're a reasonable middle-of-the-foodchain chisel.
>
> They don't work straight from the box - the backs need quite a bit of
> flattening before you've got a sharpenable chisel. Once they're fettled,
> they take and hold a pretty good edge.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank
Okay thank you, I suppose fettling would be lapping?
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:02:20 -0700, "AArDvarK" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Okay thank you, I suppose fettling would be lapping?
Originally "fettling" was the removal of moulding lines and flash from
iron castings.
Nowadays it has become a general term for any sort of "sorting out"
required by anything from a chisel to an engine.
--
Smert' spamionam