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(Spoefish) wrote in message om...

useful. I am sorry now that I did not get them years ago. The
grinding on them is pretty crude, and they are too polished and
rounded (over buffed) for my taste.

Know exactly which ones you talking about. Mine are not as
"polished" anymore - slightly rusty now...
They are still quite handy, though. But the steel is nothing
to write home about.

The Crown chisels have a 45 degree skew, and I was wondering if
anyone has any experience with the Skew angle? On the ones I am

Not really. I left mine with the original skew. My carving
skews are all less than 45. More like somewhere around 30.
And of course, they have a bevel on both sides and are used
for a totally different purpose.

So I can't comment much on how a different skew angle
might make a difference. Bevel angle, of course,
would be the same old-same old: paring cuts = low angle,
chopping cuts = high angle.