Matthew Springer
11-04-2003, 1:04 PM
Hi all,
I was watching the Jim Kingshott DT video yesterday (yeah Cadmium!) That guy is seriously funny. And he has some incredibly sharp tools.
Anyway, he mentioned that you could grind off the side bevel on your bevel edge chisel to fit in the DT tail part, so you can clean all the way to the edges. I must admit, my nice new chisels have some issues when paring tails.
Well, I've got this shiny new set of 2 cherries with which I've been trimming out drawers and I have to admit, they don't fit in the DT corners. The side edges are just too thick.
So what say you all? Is it a good idea to stone off a little on the side bevels to get them to pare better in the tails? Or should I just save up for those nice blue steel japanese DT chisels Joel sells? Both?
-Matthew
I was watching the Jim Kingshott DT video yesterday (yeah Cadmium!) That guy is seriously funny. And he has some incredibly sharp tools.
Anyway, he mentioned that you could grind off the side bevel on your bevel edge chisel to fit in the DT tail part, so you can clean all the way to the edges. I must admit, my nice new chisels have some issues when paring tails.
Well, I've got this shiny new set of 2 cherries with which I've been trimming out drawers and I have to admit, they don't fit in the DT corners. The side edges are just too thick.
So what say you all? Is it a good idea to stone off a little on the side bevels to get them to pare better in the tails? Or should I just save up for those nice blue steel japanese DT chisels Joel sells? Both?
-Matthew