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Matt
 
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Default Review: Harbor Freight 8-Piece HSS chisle set

Bruce, the set I got from Harbor Freight (I walked in the store) was around
$10.00 (maybe on sale?) and had the following:

1/4", 1/2", and 3/4" gouge
1/2" and 1" skew
1/2" parting tool
1/2" round
1/2" spear point.

The spear point looks as you described he
1/2" Parting Tool
This tool is a little strange to me. I don't see it mentioned
in my books. The point is V shaped, and it's flat on top, and
the two edges are beveled. Most of my scrapers have a steeper
bevel. Still, the metal is 1/4" thick, and I can regrind it easily.
It's 5/8" wide.


The handles are 10" and the blades 4-1/2". They are labelled as the
Pittsburgh brand.

The problem with the parting tool is that the shaft of the blade is diamond
shaped. (so if you took a cross section of the blade you would see a
diamond:

/\
\/
front
___________
\
___________/
side

This makes sharpening more difficult on the grinder.

I know many people say get the Sorby or something higher quality, but it
isn't in my budget right now. Anyway, these tools are great to learn
sharpening on and I have been able to make some chesspieces with them so
far. The tools you have described seem similar to those I got, but maybe a
little more sturdy. Anyway, I'm out the door right now to HF and am going
to look around a little.


Matt