The Narex bench chisels were given a "Best Buy" rating by FWW in t heir last
chisel review. Note that was bench and not morticing chisels. I have not seen
a morticing chisel review.

FWIW, I have yet to find a "bad" chisel at yard sales or the bay, as long as it
is a socket chisel. Some are better than others of course. Usually very good
price, especially if it needs a handle.

A followup to Jeff's post. He once had a short article/ amusing anecdote on his
site about the Sorby company and proper shaping of mortice chisels. The proper
transition from the cutting edge to the back of the chisel is rounded to aid
levering out the chips, not an angle. He also has a plan to build a sharpening
jig.

Someone mentioned Scarey Sharp, which is the method I use.. IME, a sheet higher
than 320 grit lasts a long time as long as you remember to pull not push. I can
buy a helluva lot of sandpaper for the $200 people want for a set of water
stones. A quarter inch 10" x 30" glass shelf cost a buck at the thrift store,
and easily holds six or more pieces of 1/3 sheet strips. I have a separate 12"
square of glass that holds 150 and 220 wet or dry. I do replace those grits
fairly often, but I frequently flatten chisels and plane blades. (I do not
collect chisels and planes, I do not collect chisels and planes, I do not.....)

Regards,
Roy





On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:19:11 -0400, Bill wrote:


I bought a set of Irwin Marples (Blue Chip/Bevel edged) chisels a while
back. Supposedly, they can be used with mallet as well as by hand.

Assume I wish to do M & T joinery in soft wood.

I just noticed some Norex "mortising chisels" on sale (5 for $45) and
was curious whether they would offer me something more that I need, or
whether they would be redundant for my current purposes.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Bill