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    Just playing around with my tools..

    Had a set of Aldi chisels to try out, so after a few cuts with my Disston No.5 saw
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    I figured I could at least chop a few of these out,
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    About ready to flip over, and chop from the other side, oh, BTW...that is a mallet i turned all by myself
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    Not too bad...didn't have any issues with the Aldi 3/8" chisel. It is closer to a 3/8" than a 5/16"
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    Marked things out, made a few saw cuts...then more of the chisel work...tested the fit...
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    I think I can deal with that....needed a back to these sides and front. Trimmed a board down to size, but I had some saw marks to get rid of
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    A Stanley No.6c, type 10 did a decent enough job. Wood is curly maple. Needed a rebate at each end
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    But since i don't have the "latest & greatest" from L-N, I guess I'll make do with a Stanley made-for-Wards #78.

    Just playing around with some maple and oak boards, nothing exotic in my shop...
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    didn't have any issues with the Aldi 3/8" chisel. It is closer to a 3/8" than a 5/16"
    We don't have those here in the Pacific Northwest of what I know.

    If they are European or Asian I am wondering if the might actually be metric. My recollection is 9mm is close to 23/64".

    jtk
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    The beautiful thing about our hobby is like has been alluded to in my thread "Filling the Hole"-it is not what is going on, on the outside of me is why I do WW, it's what's going on inside that matters.

    All the outer stuff, the tools, whether L-N, which I am fortunate enough to have some, or more bang-for-your-buck tools like Steven has shown us....none of that matters so much.

    It's the journey that matters.

    I have always thought it would be really cool to take estate/auction tools, rework them and all that. Those tools have a soul, a history. It is great that you met the family.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post

    ...If they are European or Asian I am wondering if the might actually be metric. My recollection is 9mm is close to 23/64".

    jtk
    Your wondering is correct. The set of 4 Aldi chisels I have are marked 8, 12, 18 and 24mm. When I measured them some were a bit narrower than marked.

    8mm is very close to 5/16".

    Nice work Steve. I'm still amazed that you anything done in the space you have. And where the devil do you keep all these tools? I had to measure to make sure I had space for the Aldi chisels to fit on my tool "wall" before I bought them!

    -Tom
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    Just using a few Aldi Chisels today, had some stopped dados to chop
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    Center divider's dado in the front panel. "Kinfe in" was with a larger chisel.
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    1/2" wide stopped dado for the divider that goes side to side.
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    Test fits all day long. Oak 2x2 will get pencil grooves. It has a sawn notch to house the center piece, and the center piece has a notch as well.

    Might need a few more clamps?

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    Very impressive....

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    Stick around Chris, glue-ups have started. Did an over-all test fit to see how this thing will look
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    Have to go buy some hinges later. The one clamp is holding up the lid.
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    I MIGHT need a few more clamps?

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    Well, glue-ups have started, some fine tunning required here and there, but
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    Apparently, one can use the top of an old bench as a clamping caul?
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    Some Oak, mainly some curly Maple, and some Oak plywood for a bottom panel. Will try to get a lid done by this weekend,,,,

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    Paul Sellers is quite fond of the Aldi chisels too: https://paulsellers.com/2015/06/aldi...in-usa-stores/

    Claus

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    Awaiting a finish...
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    Might just get a coat of BLO for now...

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