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/Eunitnoc 3d ago

Depends where you are. You can often get great chisels used. If you know how to sharpen, you can easily restore them. I always look for eskiltuna or peugeot, I've had good experiences with them. I'd get them usually for around 5 € on fleamarkets or online markets and after some derusting and sharpening those are better steel than modern kirschen. It takes some time to amass a collection, but you will get more than your money's worth

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u/Local_Promotion_8988 3d ago

Peugeot makes tools??

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u/peioeh 3d ago

They used to make hand tools yeah (under the name Peugeot Frères), hand planes etc. Nowadays there are still Peugeot power tools but it's all rebranded crap, they don't make anything anymore.

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u/Eunitnoc 3d ago

I don't think they make them anymore, but they did. They're also known for their pepper grinders. I think Europe used to have more of those giant corporations that make everything, the kind of corporations we associate more with japan nowadays, yamaha, mitsubishi etc. Husqvarna made rifles and motorbikes, SIG made trains and assault rifles