Mortise chisel help?

[Will Brauneis]

I was looking for reasonable priced good quality mortise chisels and came across these ones from Traditional Woodworker http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/default.php/cPath/39_172_645

They look to be very substantial chisels but I cant find any reviews on their performance. Does anyone have any info or experience with these chisels and their quality?

[Bill Houghton]

probably get more responses.

[Will Brauneis]

Ok thanks ill give it a try.

[Tom Henderson2]

I was looking for reasonable priced good quality mortise chisels and came across these ones from Traditional Woodworker http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/default.php/cPath/39_172_645

They look to be very substantial chisels but I cant find any reviews on their performance. Does anyone have any info or experience with these chisels and their quality?

I would suggest that instead of buying a set of morise chisels, just buy them one by one as you need them. You may go for years only needing more than one. A 1/4 or 3/8 may be all you need.

And buy known quality, rather than a good price. Fine Woodworking did a chisel review a while back and had some good recommendations.

My $0.02.

-TH

[Rick Fisher]

I would suggest that instead of buying a set of morise chisels, just buy them one by one as you need them. You may go for years only needing more than one. A 1/4 or 3/8 may be all you need.

And buy known quality, rather than a good price. Fine Woodworking did a chisel review a while back and had some good recommendations.

My $0.02.

-TH

+1

I have a Japanese 1/4" that cost $65.00 .. It's been great and its all I have ever needed..

[Dan Forman]

Joel at Tools for Working Wood has some nice ones that are highly regarded.

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/Merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=MS-MORT.XX&Category_Code=TBMC

Dan

[Archie England]

Over the past two years I have casually lurked for mortise chisels, and scored several very nice Butcher, Sheffield Cast Steel, brutes. I believe that I'm not overstating the case by saying that I paid less for four of them than for the single 1/4" Sorby that I initially bought. The old pigstickers are brutes but beauties, too.

These days, I've got more time than money. Hope this helps.

OTOH, my Sorby works great, too.

[William Hutchinson]

I've been very satisfied with the performance of these chisels, from the few times I've put them to use. These are hefty tools that can take a pounding.

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