On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:38:17 -0700, Larry Blanchard wrote:

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:32:40 -0700, mac davis wrote:

I bought a $20 set of Harbor Fright chisels to practice sharpening, and they
were CHEAP...
Ok, steel, but way too thin to use safely...

Either that wasn't the HSS set, or they've changed it. I bought one
several years ago and it was a great learners set. And it was cheap
enough that I didn't mind wasting a lot of metal to learn how to sharpen.

While I have better quality tools now, I haven't thrown away the HF
HSS set. And if it hasn't changed I'd still recommend it as a starter set.

Larry... I should have mentioned that HF has 2 sets...

The one that goes on sale for $10 or $12, which I mentioned, and one that is
usually $60 and is on sale for about $30 a couple of times a year...
The more expensive set is the one they say "not allowed to say who makes it" and
AFAIKT is the same set as the PSI Benjamin's best chisels..

I have them on the back side of my "a-frame" chisel rack for kids and beginners
to use....
Not because they're too cheap for my use but to reserve the chisels that I use
daily for me.. *g*


mac

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