sorry to drive you nuts, Dave! I THOUGHT you had said that I was
using a mallet on a chisel type that shouldn't be struck with one. If I
got you wrong, I'm sorry.

There IS the possibility that I got one really crappy sample of a
Marples chisel, too, and had I tried another it might have fared better.
In any event, it wouldn't work for MY intended purpose so it's just as
well that I returned it.

dave

wrote:
Bay Area Dave wrote:

perhaps you should read this before you condemn me for using a mallet.


You're making me crazy. I NEVER SAID THAT YOU SHOULDN'T USE A MALLET!
Paring chisels shouldn't be struck, bench chisels probably shouldn't be
but sometimes are butt chisels frequently are and mortising chisels must
be. Someone else told you not to strike chisels because of his
training, which I tend to agree with BTW but even he wouldn't tell you
not to strike a mortising chisel. What you have there is the *******
son of a butt and a bench chisel. Furthermore it isn't a great quality
chisel, that's why I said that I consigned them to my crappier jobs. I
believe in mallets, read the posts, I don't believe in hammers except
for nails. Before you get upset about what I've said, please make sure
that I said it.
Thenkew,
Dave in Fairfax