I need two mortising chisels, my bench chisels are AI, beautifully slim and lightly tapered they are a pleasure to use, but they are not usable for light mortising like a heavier modern bench chisel would be.
I was going to just get Narex, but then I saw these, they look... comfortable.
http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/store/...oducts_id=1770
I work mostly in metric so the plan is to get a 6mm and a 10mm. for only 2 chisels I think it might be worth the extra cost, even if I need to save up for it. could there be an isuue with chipping on the Japanese requiring heavy manual grinding? anything I need to know about Japanese mortise chisels?
Mu goal is to get tools that feel correctly shaped and made for the job, like the slim bench chisels are just so much nicer to use then thick bench chisels.
Ray Ills are too pricy for me, and I think they might be too heavy duty, I'm looking for something in the middle range of stout.
maybe these would make good mortise chisels ?
http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/store/...12_553_556_563