Andy Dingley wrote:

On Sep 26, 4:48 pm, johno wrote:
Any recommendations for a basic set of chisels suitable for an
absolute beginner to the craft

Small number of them, but good ones. Also sharpening kit.

No idea why, but the Flexcut ones (try Axminster) do seem simpler to
use successfully when beginning.

and a set of 3 crap ones so you are never tempted to use the good ones for
levering, on wood with hidden nails and suchlike.

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Tim Watts