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  1. #16
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    usually just the size for mortises....with a 1" for clean up....

    Most used? 1/4" ( or so) a 1/2" , or a 3/8"...and the 3/4" or 1"

    Can use up to 1-1/2" wide, mainly as a slick...

    bevel, firmers, mortise chisels....size to the job...

  2. #17
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    My favorite sizes tend to be 1/8, 3/16 and 1/4. Fourth is 1/2 and the rest are not my go to unless the task requires it.

    I admit to be being a chisel addict and have many. Right now I am mostly using the LN Bench Chisels with a couple pm-v11 butt chisels in the mix as well.

    The greater the variety I do use the less I think I have to sharpen them. Have grown spoiled as time passes to only want a razor sharp in my hand. Used to let them slide too long.

    My two cents,
    Chris

  3. #18
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    My most used pair of chisels are 12 and 50 mm (1/2" and 2").

  4. #19
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    How many I use on a given day depends on how many I have to try before I find one that is sharp...

    my bench chisels:
    LN: 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4
    Japanese: 3mm, 6mm, 12mm, 36mm
    Czeck Edge 1/4" dovetail chisel

    I use the entire range of these, depending on the task.
    I do wish I had a japanese chisel in between the 12mm and the 36mm. At the time, I wanted a really wide chisel, which can be nice for setting a baseline, but 36mm is only good for tenons or dadoes, and not useful for things like between the pins.

    I don't do really delicate dovetails, so the 1/8" chisels are used to clean out corners. You may prefer to get a fishtail or pair of skews for that application.
    Do be aware of the side profiles, as that affects your ability to get in and clean out between the tails.

    Matt

  5. #20
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    I use gouges more than chisels:
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  6. #21
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    I use half inch for probably 75% of my bench work. I have a nice half inch LN bench chisel for clean wood and a beater plastic handled half inch for unclean or not wooden things. If I ever buy a nice paring chisel it will be a steel other than A2 since I work so much softwood, and probably be half inch.

  7. #22
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    My sets (bench, pairing, mortise and cranked necked) are all in a tool cabinet. On the wall that my bench is pushed up against is a small chisel rack with a random collection of one off bench chisels and one pg sticker. These get the most work when there is a random need for a chisel because they are within an arms reach, otherwise the task at hand dictates which chisels get brought to the bench.

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