Berg Beaver Brand 5/8″ Chisel Eskilstuna Sweden

Vintage chisels from Sweden are usually quite exceptional due in part to Swedish steel. Some of the most common Swedish chisels found in North America are those manufactured by Erik Anton Berg (E.A.Berg) manufacturing company, founded in the town of Eskilstuna. The company was founded in 1880, and made straight razors. In 1896 a catalog shows the introduction of woodworking tools such as chisels, knives and plane irons. Eventually the company was bought by Sandvik. In the 1950’s the chisels were being cold in the U.S. under the “Shark Brand” by Sandvik Saw & Tool. They were advertised as being “genuine Swedish charcoal steel hardened and tempered”. The company was sold in the late 1950s to Swedish company Bahco, and which was itself bought by Sandvik in 1991. Eskilstuna was the home to a number of tool manufacturers. Unfortunately little can be found in English relating to the historical Swedish tool industry. More info at

• https://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/swedish-chisels-from-e-a-berg/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/handtools/comments/17tncqm/anyone_knows_the_brand_erik_anton_berg/
• https://vikingcarver.angelfire.com/page5.html
• https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/the-reason-to-why-erik-anton-berg-made-so-many-different-razor-models.525376/
• https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/chissles-74930