Chisels: CI Fall & Footprint

[Joe Bleau]

Anyone in the group had any experience with either of the subject chisels? CI Fall is supposedly a Swedish manufacturer though I find nothing on them despite an extensive web search. Footprint is a British company with their own website.

I own an old Noortgetag (sp) and it has been a superb chisel. Though it is made in Holland the blade is stamped "Swedish Steel." I heard Noortgetag had been taken over by Irwin. Don't know what sort of steel Irwin is using but if it is anything like their other products it is probably mediocre.

[Tim W]

No but Footprint are an old and reputable manufacturer, see here:

from that site:

Footprint tools have always been the choice of those seeking top quality, workmanlike tools and they have a well deserved reputation for long lasting, good value, no nonsense pieces of equipment. Take these chisels as an example, a high carbon steel blade is put through a carefully controlled hardening and tempering process to produce steel with the best possible grain structure to take and retain a good edge. The large bolster is fitted with a shatterproof cellulose acetate handle. In comparative tests the Footprint always performs very impressively, a chisel for both fine work and use in arduous conditions.

Tim w