[susieq]

Hello,
does anyone here know anything about carving gouges made in Spain by the brand name of Mifer?

My husband called me from a yard sale he was at yesterday, mainly to have me bring him the truck but also to tell me that the man had done some carving a quite a lot of carving stuff was at the sale.

So, I hopped in the truck and drove over. There was a good amount of nice basswood, a Foredom Flex shaft unit with extra shaft, two hand pieces, a bench mount, a hanging mount, the lubricant, a couple of nice knives and many gouges...... One set of 12 in a wooden box had the name "Mifer" on them. They look like nice gouges but looks can be deceiving. There were also some palm gouges of the same brand. I am not getting much info through google.

There were also a couple of nice, large swiss made gouges, some nice Warren gouges too and one spoon bent that I couldn't find a name on but it looks like a good one.

The lady was not asking much and I just paid her without trying to get her down on the price.
susieq

[tnartist05]

Heres a link that least shows some of the prices of Gubia Mifer carving tools!
Hope this helps........TnArtist

Link http://www.gubias.net/catalog/index....5f4ec3d50b73ad

[Doug Ridley]

Susan, is the Foredom for sale?

[susieq]

Thanks for the link TN, that was somewhat helpful. I thought maybe they were not made anymore but it looks like they must be. This set doesn't look old, or abused. My main concern is, will they hold an edge?

I guess the only way to find that out is to try to put an edge on a tool and then use it for a bit to see how it holds up. Thanks again.
susieq

[susieq]

Doug,
I haven't ignored you....check your private messages.....
susieq

[Blake De Luca]

SuzieQ, If this helps, I've been using some Mifer carving tools for quite some time and they are a good quality tool. My actual carving tools consist of a variety of different tools I've collected over the years so I can give you some comparisons. I can't help you out much on the history of the maker other than made in Spain. I would rate them with Marples as kind of a comparison, they are definitely not junk. They hold a good edge and will serve you well. They won't last as long between sharpenings as an Addis, Taylor or Pfeil. If you got them at a good price, you did well. Sounds like the other stuff you got is quality also, I like the warren brand also. Hopefully this helps......Blake

[Keoma]

Good Score for you! What a great yardsale!

[susieq]

Thank you Blake. I did put an edge on all of the tools and they did hold it.

Keoma, every now and then we do find real gems at yard sales. Almost anything will show up sooner or later.....