Questions and Answers for Stanley Sweetheart 750 Series Socket Wood Chisel Set (8-Piece)

A:  The material is molded with Hot rolled billets.

A:  The STANLEY Sweetheart chisel blade hardness is Rockwell C 57-62.

A:  Yes, the 16-793 is ready to use.

A:  1 - 4 1/4" & 10 1/4" 2 30 deg. 3 Yes 4 Yes

A:  This set is simply better

A:  Minus the appearance the most noticeable difference is the Bailey's are designed tang/handle and the Sweetheart's are designed with a socket type handle.

A:  In the socket chisel the chisel comes out of the socket and is made to do that to replace the handle or install a longer one. The Bailey chisels are tang chisels which are all one piece and do not come apart!! I have found that the tang chisels are harder to use on precise work,

A:  I have this set and love them.  Higher quality, and these are socket chisels, so the handle detaches from the blade.  The Baileys are not.  Baileys have a fatter handle, and you’re stuck with that handle if it chips/breaks.

A:  The Stanley SW sets are socket mount while the Bailey sets have tang mounted handles. Price point is another difference with Bailey being roughly 50-60% of the SW's. The Bailey's are designed to take a hammer blow, similar to my FatMax chisels which take lots of abuse. I do not strike the SW's. When properly sharpened both will do the same task with similar effort. Aesthetically, I like using the SW's.

A:  if you order it to a store you might be able to.

A:  I'm not sure. You need to check with the customer service desk in the store. The set is not carried in the store and I ordered my set (great set of chisels) on-line. I don't believe there is a way to get the military discount on-line orders

A:  It is unclear where the components for the steel used to manufacture these chisels originates. I suspect the components come from lots of places. The steel allegedly is British. What's important is that this is a high-carbon, chrome steel which results in a very good chisel. While there are "better" chisels on the market, you will pay a premium price. The Sweetheart 750 series chisels get very good reviews, are well made and are an excellent value. They arrive with a fairly flat back and need just a quick touch-up to ready to use.

A:  They claim to be made in England. But there is zero evidence that Stanley make any tools in the country. Their Sheffield factory is closed and abandoned.

A:  Stanley told me that information is proprietary. And the don’t have manufacturing in the UK. So, Chinese?

A:  yes

A:  Yes. They measure exactly corresponding to the indicated width.

A:  Short answer is yes. I took a digital caliper to my set and 2 of the chisels (the 1/8 and 1/4) were exact to a thousand of an inch. The rest were very close. For instance, the 3/4" chisel measured .756 inches 0.006 of an inch wider. The only chisel that seemed off was the 3/8" it was 0.019 inches larger than it should be (still less than a 32nd of an inch) and exactly 10mm. These are quality cabinet making grade chisels that take and hold an edge. Hope this helps.

A:  Yes, this set includes the following sizes: 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 1, and 1-1/4 chisels and a leather pouch.

A:  No. Mine were US standard sizes, not sure if that varies from imperial measurement.