LV japanese dovetail chisels
I'm still procrastinating about some "Good" chisels. The wife has given me an "order" to find some good ones("Do I have to Dear?":D) so I'll stop grumbling at mine. My cheap stanleys (not old enough:mad:) take a good edge but dull as soon as they see wood. I have looked at the Matsumura cabinet chisels several times, and will probably go with them. I do wish he made a skew chisel to go with them though.
Now for the ???
Any body have these
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...72&cat=1,41504
Just wondering if they are tapered all the way to the sides, and if they are worth the $$.
Sounds kinda high to me considering these
http://www.japanwoodworker.com/dept....&dept_id=12775
Thanks,
Jim
I'm behind the curve on japanese chisels
but I do own the LV set you linked to. They can be honed very easily, and mine retain their edges well, but they are not my go-to chisels. I much prefer my Barr's or Lie Nielsen's for daily use, but I hold the Japanese set in reserve for when I just want to mix things up. If you're stuck on Japanese styled chisels, you may want to read:
http://www.sauerandsteiner.com/archi...1_archive.html
If I were to get a Japanese set, I think these would be it. Before you mention it, I understand that I have a chisel problem, (and a plane problem, and a saw problem, did somebody mention a slope???) I'm actually expecting the new Blue Spruce set to arrive on Monday, If you're interested, I'll let you know how those hold up to the others
Sword steel or A2 ( cryo and non-cryo ) or Ashley I.
I vote with Pam. Anything below a $100 for a sword steel chisel is a real bargain. I say that with an ouch but followed by a quick smile when I reflect upon the performance of the 1/2 inch paring chisel. Even cocobolo submits.
I use my set of Ashley Islles set with a 35 degree micro bevel the most but I tackle tough paring jobs with the sword steel and the Blue Spruce. For the money, Blue Spruce comes closest to sword steel and delivers great performance for me. BS really gives you a great tool for the price.
I gifted my brother a LN A2 cryo and am waiting for a report from him.
( That's a hint Steve! )
What ever you pick of the sword steel, A2 LN - cryo or Blue Spruce non-cryo, or the Ashley Islles, they will work very well.