I have purchased a number of Lie-Nielsen tools over the last 15 or so years and have always had zero complaints Wanting to replace my old chisel set I purchased one of their 1" bevel chisels and it was delivered this week. I spent over 2 hours flattening the back of the chisel before it was serviceable. Before I purchase more (as they become available) I wanted to see if this is typical of their newer tools or chisels? I would expect to spend 15-20 minutes but 2 hrs is excessive for an $85 chisel. I attached a pic of what it looked like after an hour of work on a course diamond stone and a few minutes on finer water stones so I could see where I was.[ATTACH=CONFIG]475261[/ATTACH