Anyone have these Woodcraft chisels?

[Dan Mitchell]

Thinking of getting these chisels, regularly 8 for $85, on sale for $49.99, plus I have a $10 discount card, making it $39.99. Well, that and a 55 mile drive. A good deal, unless they're complete junk. Anyone have them?

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2005823/17801/WoodRiver-8-Piece-Bench-Chisel-Set.aspx#ReviewHeader

[Bill Fellmy]

I bought a set of them for Christmas last year upon the recommendation of one of the professional woodworkers on this site (and his own.) They sharpened very well and have held up well with moderate use. IMHO, they are a great buy at $39.99.

[Dan Friedrichs]

I have those, too. Good quality bench chisels - a very good deal at that sale price.

[Adam Cavaliere]

I have them and like them for the price. They definitely are better than the BORG ones I puchased before becoming serious.

[Richard Niemiec]

Cheap is cheap. Check out the very reasonably priced Lee Valley bevel edge chisel set; got great reviews in the last chisel test by FWW. Plastic handles, but don't let that bother you; made in Japan, not China.

RN

[Don Williams Michigan]

Several times I have seen the term BORG used in the forums? Can someone please explain what it means?

Many thanks,

[David Christopher]

Dan, I bought those chisels, they sharpen well and hold an edge....I would buy them again.

Don, BORG= big orange retail outlet ( home depot or lowes )

[James Owen]

Thinking of getting these chisels, regularly 8 for $85, on sale for $49.99, plus I have a $10 discount card, making it $39.99. Well, that and a 55 mile drive. A good deal, unless they're complete junk. Anyone have them?

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2005823/17801/WoodRiver-8-Piece-Bench-Chisel-Set.aspx#ReviewHeader

(Full disclosure statement: I am a Woodcraft employee.)

Don't own them, but sell them and have used/sharpened them. Decent low-end chisels; have noticed no significant problems holding an edge. They will need a fair amount of tune-up to extract best performance. Much better than the BORG/HF junk, but most certainly not in the Sorby, Ashley Iles, Pfeil, LN, Japanese chisel quality realm. IMO, decent quality for the money.

[Adam Woznicki]

Where are they on sale for $49.99? I just see $85 on the web site.

[george wilson]

If they're below the Sorby quality,they must be really bad!!!:)

[James Owen]

If they're below the Sorby quality,they must be really bad!!!:)

Not necessarily.... Sorby has had some heat treatment quality control problems with their bench chisels in the past few years; some of them are even softer than the (Sheffield) Crowns.....