Hi All,
My wife wants to get me something for fathers day. Chisels came to mind. I'm currently using a assortment of vintage socket, harbor freight, 1 Narex Classic and 1 buck bros. I still don't really have a set. Most of the vintage I picked up, just because I found them for a few bucks. The problem I have with my vintage, is some of them are bowed / banana shaped. It makes it near impossible to flatten more than about 1/4-3/8" and even that seems like a chore. My one Narex classic I have seems like a good chisel, but I don't have a lot of reference to compare it to. The only beef I have with the Narex classic are the big bulky handles. When doing mortise work I grip just the tip and I feel like the big handle acts as a counter weight. Not a huge issue, but if I'm getting new, then I will avoid if possible.
I threw in the Narex premium only because the handles look less chunky, I would assume steel is the same?
I'm a low level hobbyist, I have diamond,ark & sandpaper, so sharpening isn't much of a issue. I've thought about going the 1 premium at a time route, but like I said I'm a low level hobbyist, and for 60-80 per chisel just seems really excessive. If I have to sharpen up a few times in a project then okay.
What are your guys thoughts? Any other chisels I should be looking at?
Thanks
Michael