Got an E-mail from Blue Spruce/Woodpeckers just now--20$ off on a set of six of their Optima butt chisels, and they're still over a hundred bucks apiece. They're beautiful, and I almost went for it.
Lest I be classified as a cheap chicken, I should state that over the years, I've accumulated several B/S chisels, but I notice that a number of them just sit in the nice boxes I made, and I still reach for the old Marples in the rack on the bench. There's no real point in this post; I'd like to hear what some of you have to say about my moment of attraction and subsequent reluctance.