Worst factory chisel handles?

[ED65]

Over the years I've read lots of gripes about the handles fitted to the Aldi and Lidl chisels, especially from American woodworkers who seem to have slightly different standards for acceptable sizes of chisel handles.

I do agree that a handle that's badly proportioned can make a chisel very unwieldy but I think that pales into insignificance to one that's fitted incorrectly. Gents, ladies, I present to you the wonder that is this Alyco chisel:

The tang on this chisel is square in section and the socket in the plastic fits it perfectly so as far as I can tell it was cast onto it at this angle, although I can't imagine how they managed it. Of course it then had to pass QC as hard as that is to believe.

So do I have a contender here for worst-fitted factory handle or can anyone top this?

 

[Racers]

silly person!

They are for made that way so you can get into corners

:wink:

Pete

 

[AndyT]

Indeed, don't V*r*t*s offer them in a set of left and right handed?
Ed, get out and find the other one, unless you just want to make do with woodworking​ on the cheap. :wink:

Nice patina btw, don't lose it through over-zealous restoration.

 

[D_W]

Nice patina btw, don't lose it through over-zealous restoration.

Scrape them on the sidewalk a little bit and then it's time to make iconic furniture.

 

[CHJ]

Amazing what Alyco, 100 years Experience in design, can achieve, it would appear they have dropped Chisels from their catalogue.

 

[D_W]

Amazing what Alyco, 100 years Experience in design, can achieve, it would appear they have dropped Chisels from their catalogue.

Future joinery will be done with a biax, I guess.

 

[ED65]

silly person!

They are for made that way so you can get into corners

:wink:

Oh I didn't realise it was a feature :lol: