Originally Posted by
steven c newman
Whatever.....
Thinking of grinding the sides of some of these chisels to be closer to "Imperial" sizes.....That would result in the 8mm being slimmed down to 1/4"......and may even transform it into a mortise style..OR...a Firmer stile of chisel. Current 1/4" Mortise chisel is by New Haven Edge Tool Co. others are either Butchers, or OLD Buck Brothers.....Firmer chisels I have are by Witherby.....
8mm is for all intents and purposes the same as 5/16". For a 1" piece that has been smoothed down to 7/8-15/16" that is a great size for a mortise chisel. One of my pig stickers is a 5/16".
Many of my 1/4" chisels cost less than the Aldi chisels. My plan was to acquire enough 1/4" chisels to have extras to turn into a pair of skew chisels.
SWMBO beckons...
jtk
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