wood chisels

[brightspark]

picked up a set of wood chissels at autojumble all marpl;es 20 quid . they were in a bit of a sorry state but can be sorted 1st thing was de rust them and grind them back . put them on a jig i made for the belt sander and ground them back to 25 decrees then put them in another honing jig and ground the tips to 30 decrees , and rubbed them up by hand setting the angles up with my wixey angle finder quite a nice set now could have just gone out and bought them for 80 quid and done a couple of hours work to pay for them but no fun in that 1st thing i did was cut my thumb sharpening them

 

[Screwdriver]

Last time I sharpened an old set of chisels, I managed to take a huge gouge out of the back of my hand!

...don't ask

 

[frank horton]

nice....
anyone use Japanese wood chisels.....?
thought I might try a couple....been told to get them direct from Japan, a good price (not so important) but u are sure of the qual....direct from the factory....

 

[premmington]

Marples Acetate yellow/red handled ones - a good choice...

I got a full set of bevel edged ones and a few odd mortice (sq profile) ones...

They taken some hard over the years - being hit with claw hammers - "in anger"....

 

[cheb]

If you've spare then make a couple of skew chisels, I used 25mm for mine. Very handy for getting into corners.

 

[Craig-S]

nice....
anyone use Japanese wood chisels.....?
thought I might try a couple....been told to get them direct from Japan, a good price (not so important) but u are sure of the qual....direct from the factory....

I have Japanese Chisels, honestly I wouldn't bother going direct, what are you using them for? display or actual work? if you want to spend a lot theres a German place that does very high quality Japanese tools

Buy Japanese Chisels online - Wide selction

High-quality Japanese chisels – extremely sharp, durable, and precise. Ideal for fine woodworking and traditional craftsmanship.

www.fine-tools.com

or

Japanese Chisels - Hand Tools - Classic Hand Tools Limited

Japanese Chisels from Classic Hand Tools Limited. .

www.classichandtools.com

neither of these will let you down.

Personally i never use mine much now, and some of the best Chisels are Narex Richter.

Its also a good idea not to be precious with them, i've spent £700+ each on handmade knives on one of my visits there and at least 2 could use a new handle as the wife treats them like they come from Lidl :/

 

[brewdexta]

I bought myself a set of Narex Richter chisels just before I retired, very nice

I now have 3 sets, first scabby but good mix of Footprint (ex BT) and Stanley that I take out of the workshop. Second some very decent Sorby chisels I got as a pressie many moons ago, these are for general duty in the workshop, I find these don't keep their edge for long and the ferrules occasionally ping off. Finally I have the new Narex, I tend to use these when doing some proper cabinet making, not joinery.

I've also got quite a few older Sorby and similar chisels from car boots that I use for morticing etc. Oh. and a couple of very nice Ashley Iles dovetail chisels. And a load of carving and turning chisels.

Yes, far too many but I don't care

Edit - also some cheaper chisels that I allow the wife and kids use

 

[Keith 66]

Aah chisels... I have a big collection, the blue & black handled marples i use as a beater set for rough work where they might get hit with hammers.
Then there are the nice ones that i look after. virtually all of them have come from estate clearances or boot fairs some from my mates scrap yard.
Some Marples with boxwood handles, Some of the finest were made by Mathesion of Glasgow, Brades, James Howarth & sons, then Sorby, Addis & Acorn.
Scores of the things & i have a whole shelf full of them ready to use.
I have a fair few Japanese chisels & i like them, but the edge is very hard & you dont want to clip a nail & chip it, strictly nice work only!
If you want new ones Workshop Heaven is a good supplier & has a lovely selection at a price!

 

[Parm]

picked up a set of wood chissels at autojumble all marpl;es 20 quid . they were in a bit of a sorry state but can be sorted 1st thing was de rust them and grind them back . put them on a jig i made for the belt sander and ground them back to 25 decrees then put them in another honing jig and ground the tips to 30 decrees , and rubbed them up by hand setting the angles up with my wixey angle finder quite a nice set now could have just gone out and bought them for 80 quid and done a couple of hours work to pay for them but no fun in that 1st thing i did was cut my thumb sharpening them

I have exactly the same set, very nice to use

 

[brightspark]

i have a full set of erwin marples ones with blue soft grip and metal caps on handles along with half a dozen various other make ones but always wanted the yelllow and red ones