Ed & Galoots,

I think fitting the wood handle to the tang chisel would be more labour 
intensive than fitting a turned handle into a socket.

With the tangs being hand forged they could have a slight bend as well as 
varied thickness on the taper, leading to more time necessary for each 
fitting.

The sizing of the sockets might be more uniform as I believe they are shaped 
on a cone.

just my take on it .....

Marv Paisner
Kootenay Lake, BC




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Minch" 
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Regarding the Sweetheart Stanley Chisels