Hi all!
I'm about to order a couple of japanese chisels. My local tool dealer (fine-tools.com) where I usually satisfy my tools cravings carry two lines of chisels that I'm looking at: Matsumura "Koshimitsu" (various kinds) and Ikeda "Kunikei" (bench chisels/oire nomi). Both are white paper steel no 2.
Anyone here with experience using these, preferably both, and would like to give their opinion/comparison? Pros and cons, problems or virtues? price vs. steel quality?
I know I'm quite limited when asking about chisels only from Dieter Schmid. Ideally I can order chisels together with other stuff from him, since I've only had nice service from them, and fast and cheap shipping. If there are comparable/better deals in europe I'm interested in that as well.
My interest lies in a narrow dovetail chisel, a pretty wide mortice chisel and a wide (about 1 1/2'') bench chisel.
best regards from Germany,
Oskar