Thread: Robert Sorby Mortice Chisel

The older carbon steel chisels are Good Stuff. I'm not a fan of the newer HSS versions, though.

Still, at $10 it's a bargain either way.

Originally Posted by tomartomau

....The blade says something like solid carbide or something to that effect....

Unlikely to be a solid-carbide 3/4" chisel, tom! Maybe the letters you can make out belong to "cast steel"? And I suspect it's a firmer chisel rather than a 'mortise' chisel, mortise chisels >1/2" wide are pretty rare animals. However, I could easily be wrong on that.

Whatever it is, as Skew says, sounds like a bargain......
Cheers,

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Yep, that's a mortise chisel, I was wrong on that point, as predicted. However, definitely not carbide. From that era, it'll be high carbon steel, likely tough enough, but not brittle. A very generous chunk of metal for the money, and should come in handy on your next bench-build!

In my defense, my doubt about its being a mortise chisel was partly because that size isn't common, and partly because I commonly see firmer chisels being called 'mortise chisels' (one tool-seller in particular, frequently does so). My apologies for doubting your identifiction....

Cheers,

The picture shows a chisel that is unlikely to be 3/4" wide, probably more like 3/8". A nice chisel and a good buy

Whatever it is, $10 is a bargain.

Yep. That'll be good quality Carbon Steel and, with due care, should be a lovely user.

I'm almost envious.