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...