Originally Posted by
David Carroll
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Since I have so many, I reserve individual chisels for particular uses, some for light paring cuts, some for chopping dovetail waste, and others for rough usage (chopping hinge and door lock mortises, etc). The rough ones are likely to encounter nails and paint and I appreciate their soft steel, so I can grind out nicks readily.
DC
This is my reason for still buying decent chisels when convenient. There are a lot of good old tools available for what seems like cheap money when compared to what a good quality chisel costs today.
Of course, not everyone wants or needs a 1" mortise chisel. There are still four more 1" mortises to cut on my current project. Each chop has me thinking about what other heavy firmer chisels might be useful.
jtk
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