New Chisel Box Done
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It’s nothing special, but it is mine. I just finished the first dovetail box, and will do the lidded box this weekend. My bench was so cluttered, I just needed somewhere safe for my chisles, so here it is. A piece of salvaged pine that started out as a store bought 1×10 basement shelf.
Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
Good first attempt.
I remember my first set they were awful but I was only a young lad.Dagenham, Essex, England
Well done David. I disagree, it is special, every hand crafted item we make serves to preserve the craft.
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Nice job David.
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Very nice indeed and even more so if it was recycled 🙂
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Great job David)
Toronto, Canada
David
it looks fine to me , your chisels will appreciate their new home I am sureWigan, Lancs. England :
Looks great!
I like it, it’s nice and neat and does the job. How do you find the Narex chisels? I’m thinking of splashing out on a set.
Good job David 😉
Narex chisel a a fine chisel and bevel close to back good for doing dovetails. They also can take a whack with a mallet.Dagenham, Essex, England
I have really enjoyed using the Narex chisels. I purchased them from Lee Valley, after being able to try Paul’s at the Woodworking Show in Columbus, OH. Lee Valley was set up at the opposite end, and they offered free shipping on any show order. The price was very good, I think about $45 (USD) for the set of 4. I got the 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ bevel edge chisels, as well as the 1/2″ skews (R &L), and a 1/4″ mortise chisel.
I’ve followed Paul’s technique for cutting mortises with bevel edge chisels, but I’m afraid of breaking the 1/4″ bevel. That is the only mortise size I bought.
I needed about 30 min total to flatten all of the 7 backs. They hold an edge well, and of course, thanks to our Master’s teachings, can be sharpened very quickly.
All in all, I am very happy with them. The handles did fit me well out of the box, but I have done some very minor shaping as I used them more.
I paid less for all 7 of these chisels than a lot of the self-proclaimed experts and gurus advocate spending on 1 chisel. I had the some loaner chisels for about 3 months, to try before buying these; a Lie Nielsen, and Lee Valley PMV11, a Blue Spruce, and a Barr. The LN and LV were, in my opinion, no better than what I bought. The Blue Spruce is very nicely finished, but again, not that much better performing. The exception was the Barr chisel.
The Barr chisel is hand forged, which makes for a far superior steel than any cast piece can ever hope to achieve. The handle is nicely finished and fits me well. They are a bit pricey, but I think worth the investment in the long run. The Barr chisels will be a lifetime investment, sought out in the future as much as our vintage tools are now.
Paul mentioned these tools recently, in a post about the heavy timber framing workshop at Maplewood. It can be found here http://paulsellers.com/2013/05/getting-ready-for-tomorrows-two-day-discovering-woodworking-class/
Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
Nice box david. Looks like a perfect size.
The price was very good, I think about $45 (USD) for the set of 4. I got the 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ bevel edge chisels, as well as the 1/2″ skews (R &L), and a 1/4″ mortise chisel.
Question: Are the Narex you bought from Lee Valley true imperial sizes, or are they the closest metric equivalent? LV used to advertise their Narex chisels to be actual imperial sizes, but I noticed recently that they no longer make that claim.
Perhaps a special Narex <> LV contract expired, so LV is no longer offering the imperial versions?
-Scott Los Angeles
I just measured mine and they appear to be true imperial. This is what I bought…
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=67707&cat=1,41504
I got the set for $42.50.
Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
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