Stanley 750 socket chisels

Two4twentysam | Posted in Hand Tools on February 22, 2020 09:37pm

Hey all. New to wood working. I’ve just started to put together a set of chisels. Like many others I Decided to put together a set of 750 Stanley’s. I’ve read here and on other forums about the various markings
Stanley/No.750/Made in usa
Stanley/Made in usa
Stanley
I got my hands on two different 1/4” Stanley’s both marked 750 but have different socket sizes. I was curious to anyone’s thoughts or facts on this. The blades are a little different and I just figured sharpening over the years would account for that but the sockets them selves? I attached a photo. My first time posting so I hope that works.

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Two4twentysam | Feb 22, 2020 09:39pm | #1
Ok here they are for real now
john_c2 | Feb 23, 2020 05:38am | #2
There are a billion abused socket chisels out there. Handles fell out frequently and got separated from the blade. Idiots then used metal hammers to pound on the (dull) unhandled socket chisel.

It's really common to find a socket that is badly mushroomed. If the chisel was lucky, a new user ground off the mushroomed part to fit a new handle, and put the tool back into use. I suspect that's what happened to your short-socketed chisel.
DRBWWing | Feb 25, 2020 09:49am | #3
Personally, I'm not impressed with the new version of the 750's . Too light, handle too small, edge retention poor.