Chisel Brag

[Brian Holcombe]

Blue steel koyamaichi ebony handles
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c181/SpeedyGoomba/76BB7B34-C4D5-4B12-87DD-1AE741CAB416_zpscmuxpoj4.jpg

[Chris Griggs]

Nice. I love my KIs parers. What width are those? 18mm and 30mm?

[Jim Koepke]

They look nice.

My hands would have problems gripping handles like those.

jtk

[Brian Holcombe]

I really like the handles of my Blue Spruce paring chisels for comfort, they're easily the most comfortable to use parers I have. I bought these for flattening big joinery, so the leverage outweighs comfort.

Chris these are 24 and 36mm, not huge but big enough for the bridle joints i so commonly make.

[Chris Griggs]

Chris these are 24 and 36mm, not huge but big enough for the bridle joints i so commonly make.

Cool. I'm sure they will be very nice to use for that task.

[Ryan Baker]

Nice chisels. But those handles look way too thin for my liking.

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Thou sucketh.

[Brian Holcombe]

Lol.

between these and the Snow White, today's been somewhat life changing.

[Mike Holbrook]

Nice Brian!

I was looking at paring chisels earlier today. Oddly enough I was thinking about buying a smaller parer to go with my 36mm Koyamaichi (KI) white steel chisel. The ebony handles look very nice Brian. I am curious about why you went with blue steel?

Normally I would contact Stu at Tools From Japan but I know he is very busy and I am just thinking about trying one 24mm chisel. LV sells a 24 like the one I have. I have also been tempted to try one of the Nishiki paring chisels that Tools For Working Wood (TFWW) sells. I think the Nishiki's are a little longer and thinner than the KI Usu-Nomi but not as drastically long and thin as "slicks"?

[Rick Fisher]

Nice looking chisels. Really nice. I have ebony on my paring chisels, its held up really well.

Those are lifer chisels :)

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks Gents!

Mike, I went with blue steel because it should hold an edge slightly longer, which is a nice feature on a paring chisel. For most other papers I have which are either A2 or 01 they either need a micro bevel or the edge wears rapidly at a low angle. I don't need a forever edge, but I like only to hone the tools once a day.

[Mike Holbrook]

Thanks for the explanation Brian. I am still figuring out the difference between white & blue steel. It sounds like blue steel is typically a little tougher (wear resistant) and white steel may take a little keener edge but have a little more brittleness. I have read the blue steel is more forgiving and less impacted by heat treating. I think the blue steel may have more chemical similarity to the new powdered steels too. I'm not sure how much information may be left out of the relatively concise explanations I have read so far. I look forward to hearing how you like using those bad boys.

[Jim Matthews]

May all your teeth fall out, save one -
so you can still have a toothache.

[Chris Hachet]

May all your teeth fall out, save one -
so you can still have a toothache.

I would agree....those chisels are SWEET!

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks for the explanation Brian. I am still figuring out the difference between white & blue steel. It sounds like blue steel is typically a little tougher (wear resistant) and white steel may take a little keener edge but have a little more brittleness. I have read the blue steel is more forgiving and less impacted by heat treating. I think the blue steel may have more chemical similarity to the new powdered steels too. I'm not sure how much information may be left out of the relatively concise explanations I have read so far. I look forward to hearing how you like using those bad boys.

Kinda, Blue steel has chromium (wear resistance) but my understanding is that they are both very fine like powdered steel. Blue steel is more difficult to work. White steel might be slightly tougher, which is why I chose it for mortise chisels/striking chisels.


May all your teeth fall out, save one -
so you can still have a toothache.


I would agree....those chisels are SWEET!

Hehe, and I would still have reason to smile :p