Rex Linville
12-01-2006, 2:54 PM
I am a new woodworking and I have a project that requires me to put together some mortise and tenon joints. I'm excited about cutting these joints by hand. I read a whole bunch from the Internet, looked at my options, and went high on the hog and bought myself a Lie-Nielsen mortising chisel. It came in the mail yesterday and the while it seems like a great tool, the handle is fairly small. I don't have particularly large hands, but if I grip the chisel in my fist like I was going to hit it with a mallet my hand extends right up to and almost over the top.
Is this bad? Do you all have thoughts on this or have you experienced a similar issue? I'm thinking of returning the chisel - am I over reacting? Any recommendations on alternate mortising chisels for general furniture work?
I'd really appreciate any advice you all can muster.
Cheers,
Rex
Is this bad? Do you all have thoughts on this or have you experienced a similar issue? I'm thinking of returning the chisel - am I over reacting? Any recommendations on alternate mortising chisels for general furniture work?
I'd really appreciate any advice you all can muster.
Cheers,
Rex