They look like quite good quality. Nicely boxed and presented on ebay. No info given on what the metal is though. Carbon steel is supposed to be good, chrome vanadium not so good. Or is this just an old fashioned prejudice/preference?
Faithfull is an all encompassing brand offering tools* at slightly more competitive prices than major brands. Same as "Draper" used to be, along with "Rolson" and "Silverline" nowadays. As such quality may possibly vary across ranges with some being top notch and others not. ISTR they used to do a range of metal hand planes cheaper versions of Record/Stanley although I'm not sure of the quality.
*The last coil of blue propylene rope I bought was "Faithfull".
What's the current state of Draper OOI? It seems like they have been positioning slightly more upmarket of late, but I don't know if that's reflected in quality.
IMX Silverline is a mixed bag as you say, and Rolson is pound-shop level.
Hard to keep track of which brands are still real companies, and which are slapped on generic Chinese stuff by 'XYZ Global Brands' private equity.
I'm intending to butcher them by welding each to a SDS shank. But I'd like the quality of carbon steel for the better cutting edge. I don't think the faithful ones are made from the traditional steel.
If you're thinking of improvising an electric carving chisel you will probably need to add an external spring to pull the SDS shank back against whatever hammers it inside the chuck.
Have you seen the SDS wood chisels available on Amazon and elsewhere? They don't seem particularly expensive and would avoid any post-welding tempering hassle.
Also, for light carving, are you aware of the Bosch PSE180? I was fairly pleased with mine (actually, it was #1 SWMBO's) until it died and went in the "repair sometime" box.
Thanks, I haven't quite got my head around that aspect yet.
Yes, I have had a look. The sets I've seen a very light on gouges. I'm looking for a variety of those.
I can see how this tool would do some light work but I'm looking at carving large chunky bowls among other things.
Regarding the tempering I guess this could be redone with the help of a couple of YouTube vids. I was also wondering if the busiiness end could be packed in ice to avoid damage though my physics is hazy here. Most other places too.
Apologies, I tried the tiny URL link and uBlock did get in the way but I just unblocked it. Maybe that us dangerous. Is there a preferable, non-naughtye tiny URL site?
Pretty sure I habe That list included in my uBlock, and it didn't block it. Looks more like a URL shortener, than an Ad page, it might track you, but so might anything ...
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