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10th May 2021, 09:08 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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38mm chisel recommendation?
Hello, can anyone please recommend a good 38mm chisel that is not way out of our normal price range?
Have been using a razor sharp fairly new Stanley 38mm chisel with a 25 degree hollow ground bevel to chop out the edges of a 50 x 250 x 10 recess in some northern silky oak after drilling out most of it with a 40mm Forstner bit , and already it has a couple of dints in the bevelled edge after doing the outer edges of just one recess.regards,
Dengy
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10th May 2021, 09:56 AM #2
Hi Dengy,
A couple of thoughts to help you get better edge retention with your current chisel:
- The end of a new chisel can be brittle, so just re-sharpen as needed and after several times you should get to steel which won't chip.
- Make sure you're not chopping out too much wood at time. Remember that the timber needs to be able to lift and get out of the way. If there's no-where for it to go, you'll blunten your delicately sharp edge pretty quickly. This was a revelation when someone mentioned it to me. By taking lighter cuts, a sharp chisel can last me a whole session in the workshop, where before I was needing to sharpen very frequently.
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10th May 2021, 10:13 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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One of the others may be better chipping in but 25° may be too shallow an angle for mortising.
The able is more suited to pairing cuts or the final cuts of the task.
Putting a microbevel of 30 may help the stability of the edge.
Regards,
Adam
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10th May 2021, 10:20 AM #4
Either try a 35 degree bevel (secondary bevel would be quickest), or add a Unicorn profile. A 25 degree bevel, especially in a wide blade, is too low.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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17th June 2021, 06:45 PM #5New Members
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I second the advice above about a secondary bevel and not expecting optimal performance from a new chisel until it’s been sharpened a few times.
After that, the performance should be better. I’ve been quite pleased with the steel in my 5-year-old Stanley fat max chisels. They seem to hold an edge a long time for chisels that are tough. I have a few Japanese chisels that hold an edge longer if treated respectfully, but they don’t accept abuse.
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