Wow, nice pile!

The in-cannel gouges were popular with pattern-makers, since the bevel being on
the inside, the reference side as you pare leaves a cut of a known radius.  I
work in a building behind one of these sprawling junk/antique shops and they,
from time to time have old casting patterns displayed and I always look at them.
They're interesting, but honestly, I don't see much evidence of use of these
chisels, or core box planes for that matter.  The castings that these are the
right tool for must be large, I think, like big machine bases or farming
implements.

But I have bunches.  The cranked neck chisels are great for running a hollow
indefinitely as the handle doesn't get in the way.  Mine are fractional radii,
so are useful for setting the new fangled hinge butts into a mortise on a door
frame so I don't have to use a tailed-Tasmanian devil r--ter.

I have a pair that fit the profile of my sash planes, making coping easier.

So they might be worth hanging on to.  I think they fall into the category of
tools that don't get much use, but when you need them, they are indispensable.

I'm convinced this has always been the case as full sets of barely used Bucks
often turn up for money that is nowhere as dear as a comparable matched sets of
bench chisels.

Have fun cleaning and sharpening!

David Carroll

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