Thread: Chisels

Think Lie-Nielsen( http://www.lie-nielsen.com/toolcat.html?cat=18 ), or Barr( http://www.barrtools.com/ ) . or Akio Tasai chisels from japan
( http://www.japanesetools.com/tools/t...i_chisels.html)

the two cherries are nice though. just be sure to get the un-polished ones.
-Ryan

By two cherries, do you mean the Kirschen ones? Why would you go for the unpolished ones? I thought you'd get a better edge with polished blades.

Matt.

yep, kirchen and two cherries are the same.
they just toss'em in a tumbler to polish them, and this rounds the corners. this means that you'll spend forever lapping the back when you get them. (this is just my understanding- i don't actually own any). I'll look around for the place that was selling the unpolished ones.

imho you should go for socket chisels.

-Ryan

just found this enlightening thread..

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=13044

looks like it's craftsman studio:

http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html_p/L!5001501.htm

Ashley Isles and Sorby up in the midlands sell some very nice sets. I'm sure you can buy direct from Sorby in Sheffield (I have in the past) and possibly Ashley Isles on the East Coast.

A few years ago I bought a set of Marples chisels with (boxwood?) handles, and I'm very happy with them. I don't like the feel of chisels with metal rings at the handle ends. My Marples feel very comfortable in the hand. (Ignore the ring-in on the right of the photo.)

Cheers

Have a lookie here:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...stubai+chisels

an ere:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...stubai+chisels

Cheers

Here's a good thread on the subject:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...stubai+chisels

and you can also find one on the polished two cherries Bizzo that ryan was talking about.

Cheers

Forget western chisels!

Do yourself a favour & buy a starter set of Japanese chisels, once you have tried them you will NEVER go back to western style except for digging out nails & opening cans with.

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Forget western chisels!

Do yourself a favour & buy a starter set of Japanese chisels, once you have tried them you will NEVER go back to western style except for digging out nails & opening cans with.

More information please Major!~ I refer particularly to one of Derek's posts a while back suggesting that the metal was a bit brittle to be chopping with them. (I hope I'm not misquoting!)

And I chop with no skill whatsoever!

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

except for digging out nails & opening cans with.

Isn't that what all chisels are for???:confused:

Whatever turns your crank really . After lengthy discussions with DWKLATS (Darth Who Knows Lots About This Stuff) I have reached the conclusion; you can never have too many chisels...and its likely you will end up with a mixture of western and Japanese chisels. FWIW

What I'm really trying to say is........................................

There is lots of information which can be searched for on this forum regarding chisels... Is that subtle enough???

Cheers

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

More information please Major!~ I refer particularly to one of Derek's posts a while back suggesting that the metal was a bit brittle to be chopping with them. (I hope I'm not misquoting!)

And I chop with no skill whatsoever!

Cheers,

P

Hey Midge

Start HERE on page 11 & work foward I'm sure you will find the chisels you need.
If you are gonna chop buy yourself a set of Japanese Framing chisels, they are made of a different metal combination.
I've had my set of Japanese chisels for over 10 years & I would not give them up for anything!! The western chisels I have are good quality but won't hold as keen an edge as the Jap's. They also dull quicker.

At the show today, Stubai had a stand.

All well and good you'd think except you couldn't actually buy any of his stock as he was only "looking for wholesalers" :confused:

What was that all about?

Given me a lot to think about there, you'll make my ikkle brain throb! :confused:

Have also been checking out old chisels on e-bay (sorby etc), but the price seems to be just as much as buying new ones, or is a case of the old tools being better quality?

Matt.