April 18, 201412 yr comment_3270 Let's see them.. The one you enjoy the most. Here's mine, she was made in U.S.A. back about 160 years ago. I use her for just about everything, in the workshop and out on the timber. Report
April 18, 201412 yr comment_3280 Great discussion Mark! I'll jump out to my shop this weekend and snap a shot of my favorite. Mark, can you explain the "V" shaped end of your chisel? Report
April 18, 201412 yr Author comment_3279 The large, heavy, dual bevel chisels are very rare now but they are ode to men who used to have very little.You can use that to knock out major amounts of wood and you can have two edges, which can be used interdependently or can be used together for things like barn mortises. I'm surprised these don't still get made because with this chisel I'm like Merlin. Report
April 18, 201412 yr comment_3278 I'll get a picture of mine, but it is not near as cool as that one. Report
April 18, 201412 yr comment_3276 Lets see, I MIGHT have a few These are the "Biggems", the smaller guys were working at the time. Report
April 18, 201412 yr Author comment_3275 Those are beauties, I'll take the 3rd from the left and the 2nd from the right. Report
April 18, 201412 yr comment_3274 As for the REAL Biggem Maybe not as wide, but It will make a 7/8" corner....Slick is 1-3/8" wide ( Van Camp) the corner chisel is a PEXTO brand of PW& S ( I think that is the letters stamped into it) raely use the corner one, and the wide guy is just for long tenons. Breaking in a 3/4, and a 1" one to take it's place. These two MAY go up for sale... Report
April 18, 201412 yr Author comment_3273 Very nice. I've also got a heavy corner chisel, but mine is much more lovely.I'd post a shot of it but I already bragged too much here. Report
April 21, 201412 yr comment_3272 Shoot still need to get mine up here!!!! Dang it! I'll get a shot after work today sorry! Report
April 26, 201412 yr comment_3271 My older chisels were found things. I had a couple of stanleys and some odd ball hand less thing with a mushroomed tang Never cared for 'em but they worked. Used nothing but them for decades. Then I started collecting the Lie Nielsen A2 Cryo treated socket chisels and I gotta say I really like them Report
October 1, 20169 yr comment_76892 On 4/21/2014 at 4:32 AM, John Morris said: Shoot still need to get mine up here!!!! Dang it! I'll get a shot after work today sorry! This is embarrassing, 2 and half years ago, and I still don't have a shot of my favorite chisels! Report
October 1, 20169 yr comment_76895 my favorites would be my Williams chisels.. (no pic) least would be the Marples and a couple of chinese junker I have for your use... other wise... Report
October 1, 20169 yr comment_76904 Just sharpened up the main bench chisels the other day.. Set from Aldi's last year. $6.99 + tax. Seems every Father's Day, Adli's sells this set. Have to act fast, they sell out in a day. And the mortise chisels. This is about all I use nowadays.... Report
October 1, 20169 yr comment_76955 If using the 24 or more rule, I may be a collector. I like finding them with names and made in the USA at the flea markets and such. These are some of my favorites. I made the Purple Heart handles for four of them. Report
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