Reply To: Narex Chisels, Lee Valley Customer Service

I did notice when initial sharpening the burr was pretty pronounced in width, which leads me to believe you are correct that the leading edge is softer than it should be, but I’ve come to expect this from lower end chisels in the beginning, no idea if it’s the same for high end chisels.  It did take a fairly good edge for the quick sharpening I gave it, I’ll be using it more tonight so we’ll see if that happens with the next sharpening.  I tend to sharpen quickly but often so I suspect I’ll know within a few days if the steel changes hardness as I move away from the initial edge.