On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:52:54 -0800, fallen.morgan (at) gmail.com wrote:

VanDykes(www.vandykes.com) has good prices on cabinet screwdrivers and
mortise chisels (just use the search from the home page for mortise
chisel or cabinet screwdriver)
I have no affiliation...just bought some of both.

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but those don't look like mortise
chisels to me. At best, they are what is called "sash mortise" chisels,
a light duty relative originally used for, you guessed it, window sash.

Here's a real mortise chisel, also called a pigsticker:

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/M.../merchant.mvc?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=MS-
MORT.XX&Category_Code=&Search=mortise%20chisels

Sorby used to make some really heavy duty mortise chisels, but now all
they have is sash mortise chisels. Not many folks chop mortises by hand
any more.

That said, those are great prices on those chisels as long as you know
their limitations.

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