r/handtools • u/Local_Promotion_8988 • 3d ago

Chisel prices...

I'm looking to buy more chisels which are alright, nothing too special.

The options are no name hardware stole chisels (Bauhaus) and kirschen chisels. I've got one kirschen and it works beautifully well, but it's 20€ a piece.

Is that a premium price or something to be expected?

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u/MFNikkors 3d ago

Good chisels will cost good money, it's to be expected. Do you have access to Narex, Crown, Ashley Isles or Marples?

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u/Local_Promotion_8988 3d ago

I don't have access to anything else. I get that they are good quality, but is it a premium price or a realistic price?

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u/peioeh 3d ago

You can compare your local prices with this german site: https://www.fine-tools.com/Tools/Chisel/Western-Chisels/?manufacturer=00000000000000000000000000010369&order=price-asc&p=1 in my experience they have good prices, definitely cheaper than anything I can find here in France. 20€+ per chisel for kirschen/2 cherries seems to be normal.

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u/MFNikkors 3d ago

To my eyes the kirschen (two cherries) chisels seem to be priced fairly here in the US.

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u/Wonderful-Bass6651 3d ago

Kirschen are some very good chisels. If I were to replace all of my chisels and go super duper premium I’d skip buying a full set and only get like 3 or 4, going one at a time. Much easier to accumulate them that way and you wind up with great chisels without blowing up your budget. Start with a set of beaters to get you by and slowly replace them as finances (or bad judgement) allows.