There was a discussion of the Ray Iles mortise chisel that was revived recently. I haven’t gotten around to projects that need mortises yet but soon. I got a Lie Nielsen 1\4” sash mortise chisel as part of my tool kit when I started. That design seems to be the least mentioned/favorite. I’ve thought about getting a 5/16” in either Ray Iles or Veritas.
Can someone walk through the pros and cons of each design?
ps I figured if I get one of the others I could use the Lie Nielsen to remove the waste. For the record I use North American Hardwoods in normal furniture size stock.