Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Mifer Chisels
Brian
>Does anyone know anything about Mifer chisels? I was given 6 of them new in a wooden box. The person told me her husband probably purchased them about 15 years ago. They look very good (very sharp). Box says they are made in Spain
Re: Mifer Chisels
Rob Lee
>(cross-posted from another board)
Hi -
They were a Spanish manufacturer that made good chisels, and plane blades. Steel is a chrome vanadium, hardened to Rc 59-61, and they usually had boxwood handles.
When they went bankrupt, the tooling was sold/moved to El Salvador, where a new company continue to make chisels, though not the same style.
I have a a lot of Mifer chisels, and would rate them as really good value. These were not really expensive chisels (cost less than Marples Blue Chip, I beleive) and they were well made.
When we carried them, we had had an arrangement with the factory - we paid an extra 10 cents or so per chisel to get them to "high grade" the boxwood handles for us.... others got the ones with the big knots, or cracks...
Cheers -
Rob
Re: Mifer Chisels
Brian
>Thank you Rob, I appreciate the information.
Re: Mifer Chisels
Charles Self
>Maybe 15 years ago, someone sent me a set. I photographed them for a book and passed them on to a friend, who still has the set. Good chisels, one of the best factory edges I've ever seen, sharpen easily and hold their edges very well, according to Bobby. I used them once, when I built my current desk in '94. I liked them a lot.