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Thread: New Stanley chisel set
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13th May 2012, 12:15 PM #16
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13th May 2012, 08:06 PM #17Jim
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13th May 2012, 08:54 PM #18
Just pull up your pants.
Toby
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13th May 2012, 09:04 PM #19
I am NOT going there!
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13th May 2012, 09:26 PM #20Jim
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5th July 2012, 06:33 PM #21gravity is my co-pilot
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Even if it's chinese steel, I suspect the ore is local...
Yes, I purchased a set from Jim Davey last year. It took about 15 minutes to get the backs polished on the whole set. I've been using them for paring work on Maple and dovetailing - and they've held their edge perfectly.
Once I got used to the light-weight of the Hornbeam handles (my Marples set have boxwood handles, but had been cooked during sharpening by the previous owner), they are very good indeed. Now, would Jim have any of the boxwood left for a set of new handles....
Cheers,
B-D.
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5th July 2012, 06:56 PM #22Jim
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5th July 2012, 09:35 PM #23gravity is my co-pilot
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6th August 2012, 07:30 PM #25gravity is my co-pilot
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7th August 2012, 10:16 AM #27SENIOR MEMBER
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Birthday Present
Part of my birthday present was a set of these chisels.
For the work I do at home, these are great.
The bad. I agree they definitely need to be honed. There are some machining imperfections (they aren't completely symmetrical - near the handle at the top of the blade) and there are machining marks on the back of the blade. One wasn't sharpened straight.
The good. The handles are comfortable in my hand, the backs of the chisels are flat and they use sheffield steel. The machining marks will come out easily enough. They also look pretty darned neat. The leather roll is kinda nifty, if I plan to travel anywhere with them. For the current price, I think they are a bargain for the low-mid end woodworker. Not so much for an aspiring David Charlesworth.
I was making a rack to put them into before I went in for surgery. I'll finish the rack up soon and post a couple of pictures.
Craig