http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00116.asp

I bought bench chisels. this webpage says what you can use them for.

dave

Conan The Librarian wrote:

Bay Area Dave wrote:

No they weren't mortising chisels. But they have a metal top,
mentioned on the package as being able to withstand mallet blows and
the "occasional" hammer blow! Besides, if I were to want to make a
hinge mortise, I can't believe I need to use a beefy mortising chisel
instead of a bench chisel.


You use a hammer on your chisels when cutting hinge mortises?


Chuck Vance
Just say (tmPL) Well, that explains a lot.