A couple of weeks ago, I was having some adult beverages. Knowing better than to go into the shop, I hung out on some websites. I had a project coming up that required a ton of mortises. The only chisels I had were the blue handle Marples. They have served me well, and since I have never used anything else, they were the best chisels ever. I was looking at various sites and all different manufacturer mortise chisels. I decided on some pig stickers, added to cart, and put in my CC number. A few days later, my set of LN bench chisels showed up. I have looked at these many, many times, but the cost always kept me away. Now there was a set in my house. Not the mortise chisels I wanted, but oh, these felt good in my hand. They sat on my kitchen counter for almost a week, debating on sending them back. Who needs a $300 set of chisels?
The chisels cried out to me. I took them in the shop and gave them a shot. So now I'm trying to figure out, is drunken tool buying a good thing or not? Have I mentioned how nice these chisels are? I still don't have any pigstickers, but bench chisels cut some pretty nice mortises.