paul womack wrote:
> 
> I just acquired a bunch of tools at auction. One of the
> items in the box is a roll of carving chisels, 16 in all.
> All the cutting edges are either straight, or nearly
> straight (ultra flat gouges).
> 
> But there's all sorts of fishtailing, and cranking
> going on. Someone had a REAL need to make straight
> cuts in difficult to access places.
> 
> Anyone care to guess what the guy did?

OK. I'm an idiot. In particular I can't spot a curved
carving chisel (AKA gouge) when it's sitting in
my hand (note to self: call optician). Let me
try this post again, having crawled over the chisels
with a catalogue (APTC, natch) and ruler in my hand.

Blade size  London #    Description         Maker
5/8         #1          straight            J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
1/8         #1          straight            S.J.Addis
5/32        #3          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
5/16        #21         spoon chisel        S.J.Addis
1/8         #21         spoon chisel        J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
3/4                     round end gouge     H. Taylor
1/2         #4          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
3/8         #5          fishtail gouge      S.J.Addis
1/4         #3          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
5/16        #9          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
3/8         #5          fishtail gouge      S.J.Addis
3/16        #5          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
3/16        #9          gouge               J.B.Addis, 10 Medals
7/32        V           curved 'V'          J.B.Addis, 10 Medals     

Or as near as I can write and type. The blade sizes are nominal.

In summary, the set is mainly small (apart from the
Henry Taylor 3/4), mainly of shallow curvature
(except the two #9, and the 'V' tool) and mainly
Addis (both names).

So now my list is more accurate, can anyone guess again?
My best shot is letter carving. It looks (to this non-carver)
like just the set you'd need to carve memorials and stuff.

	BugBear