Timber Framing chisels?

[Mike Holbrook]

I was looking at “slicks” on the auction site earlier. Wow, sellers are proud of those tools. I believe slicks, like Japanese paring chisels, are designed with longer shafts, so more leverage can be applied. Most slicks seem very wide for the joints I plan to make.

I am wondering what size, shape, handle styles, others find useful? 1.5” seems to be the most popular framing chisel size, though the one I won is 1.25”. I won an auction for a 3/4” corner chisel. I have large gouges.

I have Japanese paring chisels for paring. The blades may be a little short but the long handles should allow me to get down into large joints. The slicks I have seen are much larger than my Japanese chisels though. I am wondering if there is a significant mechanical advantage to having a longer tool with room for both hands? Maybe a framing chisel with a longer handle. 2” seems the most popular paring size.