Electro Borcic Steel

[RogerP]

Sorting through a trunk (that I've had for ages) full of inherited tools from Grandfather/Father/Uncle I found this 1" chisel and another similar but a 5/8". They are both about 13" long.

Any ideas as to age and original use - the handles look a bit on the weak side for bashing with a mallet for morticing, but perhaps not . :?: What's Electro Borcic Steel? I did a Google search but found nothing very useful.

 

[Scouse]

"Beware of the use of scientific sounding trade names. Electro-boracic steel appears on various tools, I have seen it on plane blades, adzes and chisels.
It is a totally meaningless phrase, just a Victorian advertising gimmick."

Quoted from

http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUK/z-UKRead ... lloys2.asp

 

[János]

Hello,

A handbook entry about boric acid:

METALLURGY : Boron is used as a sealing for non-ferrous metals and used as a deoxidizer and degasifier in metallurgy. Because it absorbs neutrons. It is used in the production of steel. Traces of Ferro boron in boric steel increase its strength. Boron eliminates impurities in metallurgic systems, resulting in highly pure material to be used in electrical conductors especially.

Have a nice day,

János

 

[AndyT]

Useful socket chisel. This style has the advantage of being especially easy to make a replacement handle for, and you can even make alternative shape handles for different purposes - one to fit your hand, for paring; a bigger job with a ferrule on, for morticing.

Plenty of how-tos on line eg here http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/bSmalser/art/4dollarsChisel/4dollChisel-1.asp
or here http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/chisel/ChiselHandles/socketHandle1.asp

 

[Alf]

Somehow I can't imagine paring with that chisel...

 

[RogerP]

Thanks for all the replies - anyone care to put an age to it?

Roger

 

[Richard T]

Alf wrote: Somehow I can't imagine paring with that chisel...

Seems to me it's a chisel designed to be hit .... maybe somewhere between a mortice and a standard square chisel....