Speak to me of chisels, folks. What makes them able to take a good edge or not? Over the years I've bought "bargain" chisels, and sharpened them to what felt like a good edge, only to find that they wont cut wood by hand unaided but have to be battered with a mallet. it daunts one's confidence. The other day I was enlarging a mortice in the front door of my mother's house so as to fit a new lock, and as ujsual was struggling with a cheap chisel. Then I dug out a couple of my late father's old chisels, very churned-up at the tip, but a decent make (Marples) and sharpened them, to find that they cut well. What is the difference in the metal? Why don't some cut even though they feel sharp to the finger? Many years ago, back in nineteen-canteen in High School, I got an A in the woodwork exam. But we were never initiated into the myteries of cheap v. good chisels. I await pearls of wisdom, knowing that on this list i am bound to get 'em.... Best, David Boyce. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101009/f485d294/attachment.htm>
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