Narex mortise chisels

[Stewie Simpson]

I've had these chisels in use for about 2 years, and I have never been overly impressed with the quality of the handle finish applied by the manufacturer . The ferules and hoops were all cleaned up, and the handles were re-stained in a oil base, before receiving a top coat of 3 coats of clear gloss enamel. Next to do is resharpen these chisels to a 25* primary, and 30* secondary bevel.

Stewie;

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[Frederick Skelly]

They look great Stewie! You do have a knack for applying nice finishes.

[Thomas Schneider]

They look fantastic Stewie! Did you sand the old finish off first? And if so, did you take the ferrules off? I can't stand the finish on mine and would love to redo them but I was worried i'd screw up the ferrules taking them off.

Thanks
Tom.

[Stew Hagerty]

+1 for wanting to know about your procedure & technique.

[Stewie Simpson]

The new finish on the Narex mortise chisels turned out quite nice. Each of the chisel blades were given a fresh primary and secondary bevel, before being honed to a single convex curve. Nice and sharp and ready for the next mortising job.

Stewie;

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/Narex%20mortise%20chisels/_DSC0197_zpshfxqa3gn.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/Narex%20mortise%20chisels/_DSC0197_zpshfxqa3gn.jpg.html)

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[Stewie Simpson]

Thomas; the ferules and hoops were left on. The handle wood received a quick rub down using a fine micro mesh abrasive pad, before being wiped down with a rag soaked in mineral turpentine. Little effort was made to remove the original manufacturers stain.

Stewie;

[Stewie Simpson]

Stew; if your refer to the feedback given to Thomas, it should answer the questions you raised.

[Stew Hagerty]

Stew; if your refer to the feedback given to Thomas, it should answer the questions you raised.

I'm impressed with how little it sounds like it took to make them look so much better. I have a full set of their bench chisels in addition to the mortise chisel set. I do believe I have some work ahead of me.

[Thomas Schneider]

Thanks for taking the time to share Stewie! I think they look great, I like the luster the finish gives the handles.

[Stewie Simpson]

Scale = 2 : 1 (mm) (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/Narex%20mortise%20chisels/_DSC0198_zps86wxjqpq.jpg.html)

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[Derek Cohen]

Stewie

How about a demo of the chisels? Photos will do.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Kevin Womer]

Awesome job, those look great!

[Ron Bontz]

Nice finish as always, Stewie. PS: Me too.

[Prashun Patel]

Beautiful chisels. I am considering doing the same to mine. You have inspired.

I deleted the other banter.

[Stewie Simpson]

To further re reinforce the integrity of the cutting edge, a mortise chisel requires a much steeper secondary bevel than would otherwise be recommended for different types of chisels. The convex bevel promotes an efficient leverage point to pry the chips forward within the confines of the mortise.

The following video by Peter Follansbee shows clearly the demands placed upon the mortise chisel to clear out the waste material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1bo6NVYCc0

[Pat Barry]

To further re reinforce the integrity of the cutting edge, a mortise chisel requires a much steeper secondary bevel than would otherwise be recommended for different types of chisels. The convex bevel promotes an efficient leverage point to pry the chips forward within the confines of the mortise.

The following video by Peter Follansbee shows clearly the demands placed upon the mortise chisel to clear out the waste material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1bo6NVYCc0
I like the Paul Sellars video a but better. Here he uses a mortise chisel and a bench chisel to do some quick mortises. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NXq7_TILA)
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[Stew Hagerty]

I like the Paul Sellars video a but better. Here he uses a mortise chisel and a bench chisel to do some quick mortises. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NXq7_TILA)
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I have always chopped mine from end to end as Paul does, using my Narex Mortise Chisels.

[lowell holmes]

I like the Paul Sellars video a but better. Here he uses a mortise chisel and a bench chisel to do some quick mortises. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NXq7_TILA)
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I learned to chop mortises at Homestead Heritage in Elm Mott Texas (near Waco) about 15 -16 years ago. Paul was conducting the classes. We all (students) learned Paul's method using Blue Handle chisels like the the second one Paul uses in his video. We did not know what a mortise chisel was.

The only issue I had with the blue handles is that they were metric. I still have blue handle chisels, but don't use them because I prefer imperial dimensions.

The Maynard method is demonstrated here, http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/MORTISE_BY_HAND.pdf

Other than that, I likely will use bevel edge chisels. I needed a 15/16" mortise and was able to make it by grinding a 1" bevel edge chisel to 15/16". I'm glad to be able to chop mortises using whatever chisle is at hand.