jeremy holloman
04-11-2005, 1:01 PM
I am seriously thinking about picking up a set of new chisels and am leaning to getting some Japanese ones, but I was noticing that the backs all seem to have a depression purpusefully cast in them and it stops not far from the blade edge. On some they even had three. It couldn't have had more than 3/8' or so of flat back. My question is, what do you do when you have sharpened to the beginning of the relief? Throw them away? Seriously, I would like to get a set, and I don't mind the price if they are going to last. I am a fanatic about sharpening. I hone my chisels at the slightest hint of losing an edge. I'd hate to spend the money and have to chunk them withing a couple of years. Of course, there may be some super cool way of dealing with the dished backs that I don't know about.