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  1. 1st March 2005, 01:32 AM #1
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    Sorry if this has come up before, the search engine didnt pick it up. Is there a general concensus on what a good (read exceptional) brand of Chisel is? Please, dont say sharp ones.

    I was looking at buying some Stanley's but I dont know if I should buy the Dynagrip or Baileys. I dont need a fancy box to keep them in (and if I do, I'd like to make it myself) and the Dynagrip series has more sizes to choose from (or am I wrong in thinking the Baileys only come in that 5 pc set??)

    Id like a set for paring and jointing, not turning obviously. A good ferrule/steel cap would be a benefit.

    Thought I'd run it passed you lot first.
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    You will probably be given every members personal recommendations on this one as we will all think our own brand is the best. Its probably best to pay as much as you can afford and feel and hold before you buy, that way youll have a set youll enjoy using. if its a first set buy cheap to practise with if not then as suggested.
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    beejays spot on.

    I have a mix of stanleys and old NBL (plastic handles on all of them) I keep them in a leather tool roll I got from bunnies for $10.

    oh yeah, they need to be sharp - theres a whole new can of worms.....
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    Lie-Nielson.

    A set of 5 will cost you about $400 though. :eek:

    Other than that, what silentC and Termite said.
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    Hmm, looks like I'll have to hunt around then. I had my eye on the Stanleys because I could pick them up. Otherwise its just Medalist crap from Bunnings.

    So far if I want any of the brands that have been suggested, I need to order online. You can guess what Im doing this arvo.

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    Also check out MHG. A german brand that comes from one of two chisel factories in Germany. Apparently they are made of same stuff and to same standards (EU standards are DIN numbers) as two cherries/hirsch, hornbeam for handles, polished, Rc61, etc but am not sure if they come from the 2cherries factory or the other one. The propaganda I've seen is they're the same as 2 Cherries but cheaper. Rob Lee has said that they are a good chisel on a US Forum
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    Thanks for the input all. At the moment I am using a dozen Chisels that have been severely bashed through the years. They've been passed down to me, and while I wont chuck them out I feel like I want my own set now.

    I've done a bit of chasing around today and quality seems to vary from crap to worse in the hardware stores around here. Short of a trip up to Carba-tec (I'll phone up and check with them what stock they have) my options are rather limited.

    So, Im going to go with the Stanley FatMax (Dynagrips) that I can actually see, hold and weighup in my hands. I'll be able to get a bit more experience (and be happy with using them too) before I decide whether or not to buy some of the more pricey numbers.

    Only thing now is to work out what size's I use most often, and what I'm likely to want to use in the future.

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    Probably a little too late, but Barr( http://www.barrtools.com/ ) chisels are the absolute best, but pricey. Here is a link to some japanese chisels that take a razor edge and are reasonably priced: http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2005/main/101.cfm?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanarcher
    Probably a little too late, but Barr( http://www.barrtools.com/ ) chisels are the absolute best, but pricey. Here is a link to some japanese chisels that take a razor edge and are reasonably priced: http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2005/main/101.cfm?

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