AAvK wrote:
The typical complaint about Marples is the opposite of his complaint
about the vintage Bucks. Marples tend not to hold an edge implying
that they are too soft, hence the frequent honing you reccommend.

Perhpas the Buck should be ground to a steeper angle. Unless they
paring chisels in which case you shouldn't pound on them in the
first place.



I definitely got the micro bevel steep enough... these chisels are the bench
chisels,made by Buck Bros. in the 60's sold as new old stock, RC 59.

How do you know how hard they are? Your photos of the edges over in the
binaries group show all the signs of too-soft steel. If they were really
RC 59 I'd think they'd be more likely to chip the edge than curl it.
That would be true even if they were sharpened too acutely to use with a
mallet, like paring chisels.

If you're relying on what Buck Bros told you about the hardness, well. .

--RC