Bay Area Dave wrote in message m...
I just picked up 3 Marples protouch chisels, wasted my time to sharpen
the 3/8" one and then proceeded to put chisel to wood; namely red oak.
Before getting more than 4 sides of a mortise started the chisel's edge
was so nicked that I could see it without my reading glasses! That's
saying something. BTW, I sharpened it on 3 diamond stones and then up
to around 5k+ papers. I used the Lee Valley honing guide...

I've got a Sears chisel, 3/4" that holds an edge for quite a while.
What's up with these Marples?

dave


I bought a set of the Blue-handled Marples at HD 6 years ago, when I
started my first classical guitar. I found them to work just fine on
mahogany and rosewood: sharpen them just once before each project.
Even used my 1" chisel last summer to install a sliding door in the
bedroom. My intent was to "sacrifice: it to the job, and replace it
with a new one later. After using it to chop/chisle/pry on spruce,
ply, oak and particle board, it had one tiny nick. Recently, I took a
stone to it and after 30 minutes I am once again using it on my
guitars . . .

Worked for me, and the price was right!

Scott