Thread: I took advantage of the high $

Sounds like a deserved gloat John.

Has the polishing dubbed over the long edges?

If so, do you have to flatten the backs below the rounding in order to get flat corners?

hi john.
those two cherry chisels look very shiny!

do they hold their edge long?

regards, justin.

This product should help your new chisels fit in...

Sprayonmud

Ern,
The long edges are a bit rounded from the polishing and will have to be attended to sometime but for today I was just getting a good edge on them. I guess they are polished on a buff with an abrasive compound. A bit unnecessary as far as I am concerned. I will put in a few mins flatening next time I sharpen.
Justin,
Dont know how long they keep an edge as I just got them but I have read good things about them. I will see how they go.
Polie,
Dont need that around my place as things get messed up by themselves.

Anyhoo the point of my post was to show good deals can be had from the old country at the moment due to the exchange rate.
Regards
John

Nice score John

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Hi John,
I have had a few Two Cherries for many years and they are very good steel. They take & hold an edge better than most of the rest of my old motley bunch of BEs, all of which have been selected over the years on the basis that they hold a good edge.

I have a few nitpicks with the TCs. One is the stupid polishing. It really duffs the long edges, as Ern pointed out. You'll find that a real bother when trying to make crisp edges on your dovetail sockets, and re-flattening the back risks a major dose of RSI! I would have advised you to go for the unpolished set, but it's too late now, & anyway, I think they are only made for the US market.

My other gripe is that the grinding of the side bevels is as rough as guts. All of mine are assymetrical and the remaining shoulder is too fat to fit into acute corners. In frustration one day, I took to my 1/4" & ground a bit more off the bevels towads the end. Not pretty, but not much worse than original, & it fits corners a little better.

And finally - the blades on the narrower sizes are too long! That sounds really nitpicky, doesn't it, but it makes them 'springy' and awkward to drive crisply into harder stock. You could chop a few cms off the end & still have enough metal to see you & your heirs out.

Last year, I decided to try a LN after fondling them at the woodshow. Unfortunately, I really liked it, so when I recently had a bit of a windfall, went the whole hog & bought a set. Their stuff is a little over-hyped, in my view, and the price was far more than I ever thought I'd pay, but they are good enough to convince this skeptic. Are they twice as good as the TC's as the price might suggest? Definitely not, the law of diminishing returns cuts in very quickly! However, they are beautifully made, with neat, fine, side-bevels, just the right size for me, (too small for large hands, maybe?) and certainly hold an edge like no other chisel I've ever owned (more hassle to get 'em that way, though!).

So enjoy your TCs, they are excellent value for $, I reckon.

Cheers,

Congrats on your purchase and thanks for the tips.

are they the same as these? KIRSCHEN 6 pce FIRMER CHISEL SET (1001) - in WOODEN Box (1101-HK 6 pce)

i wouldn't mind getting a set myself.

Yep thems the ones.
Go to the axminster site and compare the price.
Regards
John

Wow, I just did that. The strong $A and the weakening British pound ( and deducting VAT of course) sure makes a difference in price. I have never previously bought a complete chisel set but I think I may follow your example on this one John. Thanks again for the tip.

Another option is Narex from the US, which FWW rated as best value in a comparo.

Anyone have an idea what their delivery costs are like?
Often the postage comes out the same or less than the VAT

Chris

Based on John's price, it would have to be around $50

The postage was 27quid or about $50. I got a couple of saw files also as I was paying the shipping anyhow. Still worthwhile.
Regards
John