Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Oak Leaf Chisel
Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
>Folks,
I recently bought an old 1 1/2" framing chisel at an antique show. It's a really nice chisel and feels wonderful in my hands.
The chisel is stamped "Oak Leaf" and bears a small stamped image of an oak leaf.
By chance has anyone heard of that maker?
Tommy
Re: Oak Leaf Chisel
Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
>I have a similar chisel, think it might even be 1-1/2", but have never researched the maker. It seems to be pretty good steel.
Re: Oak Leaf Chisel
Jim Crammond in Monroe, Mi
>Tommy,
According to Roger Smith's book Patented Transitional & Metallic Planes in America Vol. II, Oakleaf was one of hardware distributor E. C. Simmons brand names.
Smith says there are planes marked Oakleaf but I don't beieve I've seen one of those. Their chisels don't seem to be rare, I run across them once in awhile. The ones I've seen seem to be well made tools.
Jim
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Bryan in Broad Ripple, IN
>I have a few of their chisels, but have yet to use any of them. I also ran across a nice Oak Leaf hand saw that I picked up. It seems like a better quality saw and the equivalent of a D-8 but with a carved handle (I guess a D-100 would therefore be closer). I have come acroos a few other types of Oak Leaf tools, but I don't remember what they were right off the top of my head.
-Bryan
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paul womack
>These people have...
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Ernie Miller Topeka
>Look at the handle could it be a #12 they have a distinct handle. or you could be mistaken and it be a D23 which is a lesser quality I beleave. If you think it is truly better it could also be made by Atkins I think they arre better quality myself.