{"id":1502,"date":"2014-11-24T08:20:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galootopia.com\/old_tools\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2017-02-07T05:33:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T05:33:41","slug":"svea-chisels-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galootopia.com\/old_tools\/chisels\/swedish-chisels\/svea-chisels-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Svea Chisels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Svea chisels are nice-looking, well-made, and scarce. I’ve not seen many and I don’t know yet who made them.<\/p>\n

“Svea” is a Swedish female name. It also means “Swede”.<\/p>\n

The Svea chisel below has a seldom-struck beech handle and is in very nice condition overall.<\/p>\n

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The brass ferrule on the base of the chisel has vertical knurling with medium spaces between the lines.<\/p>\n

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The steel hoop at the top appears to be painted steel, rather than blued steel. The nail through the hoop is slightly countersunk … easy on the thumbs and fingers.<\/p>\n

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The label on the handle is a transfer-style decal with a sparkly crown sitting above the Swedish word “SVEA” (also sparkly). The sparkles don’t really show up except under magnification. I like the label’s simple and attractive design.<\/p>\n

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The chisel above has a very narrow blade with no markings on it. Below are examples of Svea blade stamps, a simple “SVEA MADE IN SWEDEN”.<\/p>\n

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Here is a complete graduated set of Svea chisels.<\/p>\n

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A little bit of possibly unrelated trivia …<\/p>\n

There was a Svea Power Station right beside the Rosenfors Park built by Bernard and Oscar Liberg, makers of fine Swedish chisels and other edge tools. The English-style park was built by the Libergs in the mid-1860s for their and their friends’ enjoyment. It was located outside of the city of Eskilstuna in Rosenfors, close to the Libergs original factory. I believe that the park still exists today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Svea chisels are nice-looking, well-made, and scarce. I’ve not seen many and I don’t know yet who made them. “Svea” is a Swedish female name. It also means “Swede”. The Svea chisel below has a seldom-struck beech handle and is …<\/p>\n

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