Originally Posted by
Frederick Skelly
There is something fun about getting good work out of inexpensive tools (without having to bust your hump fettling them first).
It seems the closer one wants to get to great out of the box performance the more one has to pay.
If one is willing to put their own time and effort into the tune up and/or rehabilitation of a chisel then there is some good steel to be had at decent prices.
At one time my budget was much more limited than it is today. Sometimes it seemed more of my time was spent rehabilitating old tools than was spent woodworking.
The time was well spent. Making a few tool buying dollars go further was only one benefit. It also gave me a better understanding of the workings of the tools.
As long as the work can be sized to the tools, it all works.
jtk
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