Thread: Chisel gloat - Yeeeehaaah

Originally Posted by Robert WA

Roll on the dovetails.

Id be carefull doing that, you might do yourself an injury.

Al

Enjoy. Did you get them from Dieter Schmid?

Originally Posted by craigb

Enjoy. Did you get them from Dieter Schmid?

Yes, and he was good, and easy, to deal with.


"Id be carefull doing that, you might do yourself an injury."
Har dee har har.
I guess rolling on the dovetails would be less painful than rolling on the chisels.

Robert

Send them up to me for sharpening. Can't promise a speedy service, however ...

Enjoy.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

Robert

Send them up to me for sharpening. Can't promise a speedy service, however ...

Enjoy.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Sharpening????

I guess you mean that strange process of dragging the sharp end over an old concrete, Besser block. Never got the hang of that stuff. I always found that using a bigger hammer to drive them along does the trick.

Cheers

Robert.

Originally Posted by Robert WA

Sharpening????

I guess you mean that strange process of dragging the sharp end over an old concrete, Besser block. Never got the hang of that stuff. I always found that using a bigger hammer to drive them along does the trick.

Cheers

Robert.

You must be related to a motor mechanic I knew in Sydney. His theory was "if it doesn't fit, hit it harder. If it still doesn't fit buy a bigger bl##dy hammer.

Regards
Bob

Didn't someone say that the Hirsch chisels sold by Lee Valley are identical to Two Cherries ones, and are produced in the same factory? If that is the case, Lee Valley's price of US$87 (not including freight) for the set of 6 chisels sounds like a better deal, particularly if you are patient enough to wait for them to be sent by sea mail.

Rocker

Rocker.

You may be right.

Presuming, say, US$30 for insured postage, that would be US$117. At US$0.72 to the Oz dollar, that is AU$162.50.

I was not prepared to take the gamble that Hirsch is the same quality for that little difference.

Originally Posted by Rocker

Didn't someone say that the Hirsch chisels sold by Lee Valley are identical to Two Cherries ones, and are produced in the same factory? If that is the case, Lee Valley's price of US$87 (not including freight) for the set of 6 chisels sounds like a better deal, particularly if you are patient enough to wait for them to be sent by sea mail.

Rocker

Hi -

Same steel, same plant, different markings and handles....

TTFN -

Rob

Originally Posted by Robert WA

They arrived today from Germany.

6 Two Cherries chisels, 6 mm to 26 mm in a neat box. I sent the order on 27/6, had confirmation and a price the next day and delivery by insured post today. Total cost Euros 98.65 including postage, which at todays exchange rate is $168.71.

I will have to wait to see the Visa account to find out the AU$ price as at the day the charge was entered.

No more messing with crummy, cheap, Chinese chisels or even with Stanleys that seem to lose their edge too quickly. Roll on the dovetails.

Hi Robert, it's probably too late but when you tune up these chisels I found that with mine, the polishing has rounded the edges of the chisel and it seemed to take forever to get the backs flat. After the first few, I realised that if I took about 1-1.5mm off the primary bevel, either quickly on the grinder or with a coarse diamond stone, that the worst part of the "rounding" - near the tip of the chisel, would be pretty well eliminated.

Nice choice of chisel. I have both the set of 6 Hirsch froom LV and a 30, 40 and 50mm two cheries. Virtually no difference at all in looks and none in performance that I can see.

Hope this helps.

Andrew

Andrew,
Quote: "Hi Robert, it's probably too late but when you tune up these chisels I found that with mine, the polishing has rounded the edges of the chisel and it seemed to take forever to get the backs flat. "

Yeah - I had the same gripe with another brand, and when I asked the retailer how they are polished, was told they chuck 'em into a giant tumbler with approriate sized grits and churn away til they're done. Have no reason to doubt that's the way they do it, alright, because I noticed when replacing the handle that the tang was also brightly polished.
Frankly, I wish they wouldn't do it at all - it makes the tool a bit friendlier to hold by the blade for paring, but the cost is as noted - rounded corners, which are no use on a paring tool or one that is meant to cut into a corner. This one is well-rounded all the way back, I had to waste an enormous amount of time to clean up the business end.
At least the 2 Cheries/Hirsch tools are worth the trouble - the one I'm whingeing about was a piece of junk that is only slightly harder than mild steel - it's sitting in a drawer waiting for a try at hardening and tempering, as soon as I get one of those round tuit thingies....
Cheers,

Two Cherries do also make a non polished version.

http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html/...o_cherries.htm

[QUOTE=mat]Two Cherries do also make a non polished version.

Way to go, I reckon.................

Rob
Does the set of 6 Hirsch chisels come in a wooden case? What are the freight costs to Australia for this set?