On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:29:02 -0800 (PST), the infamous rich
scrawled the following:

Mortising chisels are beefy bastids. Paring chises are much lighter in
weight and shape. *Firmer chisels are firmer. snicker *

BTW, Noons put up a nice post about chisels. Save that!


Thanks for the clarification! I have only used a 25 degree bevel, and
those get used for mortices, dovetails, and whatever else I feel
like. Wooden mallet applied as needed.

I picked up one of the Shop Fox urethane mallets and absolutely adore
it. (Hey, guys, I finally found a urinestain product I liked!)


I think I will sharpen the secondary set at 35 degrees plus today,
or whatever the guide will allow. I suspect I have been "mis-using"
my chisels since I started woodworking. Like using a diamond scribe
for a center punch in metal working.

CRINGE! Don't ever say that over on RCM! (rec.crafts.metalworking)


Also time to review the books on basic woodworking I thought I
didn't need any longer.

We all need remedial reading trips on occasion. Keep those books!


Santa is bringing a lathe from Grizzley, so I'll have to learn
about that next.

That's a whole 'nother set of books and tool descriptions there, rich.

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