{"id":3182,"date":"2016-09-24T09:27:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T09:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galootopia.com\/old_tools\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2017-02-08T04:51:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T04:51:08","slug":"chisel-makers-converge-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/chisels\/swedish-chisels\/miscellaneous\/chisel-makers-converge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chisel Makers Converge #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Eskilstunasteel Gensco chisel looks ordinary from a distance.<\/p>\n

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However a closer look reveals that it has a “1030 – 3\/4” stamped on the front of the blade. 1030 was a model number used by E.A. Berg and Jernbolaget for tanged, beveled, butt chisels. Eskilstunasteel did not use that model number for their chisels.<\/p>\n

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Wait a minute. The back of the blade has a Jernbolaget blade stamp on it. We’ve seen that before on a Gensco brand chisel. This was done after Bahco bought out Jernbolaget, Eskilstunasteel, and Berg circa 1959 … a perfect time to make some Frankenchisels. You can read more on this here\u00a0Gensco Chisels<\/a> . (Go to the bottom of that article, before the comments.)<\/p>\n

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I probably would not have posted anything about the chisel above after already writing about the Bahco-Jernbolaget-Gensco merger in an earlier post. However, I found the front blade stamp interesting. First, the chisels I wrote about previously had everything etched on their back (see below). And second, the chisel above does not have a metric measurement stamped on the front of the blade. Although interesting (to me), I cannot imagine how it would be important in any way.<\/p>\n

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Randall Nelson<\/strong> sent me some photos of two interesting Berg chisels. These chisels came inside Jernbolaget packaging as shown below. (You can see “JERNBOLAGET” written on the right corner of the wrapper.)<\/p>\n

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Here is the blade stamp for the 1\/2″ chisel, reading “1026 – 1\/2”. 1026 is the Berg and Jernbolaget model number for their tanged and beveled cabinet or firmer chisels.<\/p>\n

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Here is the Berg logo stamped on the back of the chisel. It reads “EA BERG” | “ESKILSTUNA” and has a modern version of the Berg shark stamped below the text.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a closer look at the chisel wrapper for the 5\/8″ Berg chisel. The Jernboalget logo ( the “E”, Crown, and Anchor) shows up clearly on the wrapper.<\/p>\n

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Again, the best explanation for this mix of brands is that it took place after Bahco bought out Berg and Jernbolaget circa 1959. I believe that these chisels were made and sold in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n

Note that the above chisels are unusual in that they have a socket-style base and a squared off tang. These hybrid Berg chisels are not common. For more information on them click\u00a0Berg Socket-Ferrule Chisels<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Eskilstunasteel Gensco chisel looks ordinary from a distance.   However a closer look reveals that it has a “1030 – 3\/4” stamped on the front of the blade. 1030 was a model number used by E.A. Berg and Jernbolaget …<\/p>\n

Chisel Makers Converge #2<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2226,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3182","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3182\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarebit.com\/old_tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}