MHG Chisels & Hartville Tool
 

I have a set of Lee Valley (LV) chisels and a set of Lie-Nielsen (LN)
chisels. Lee Valley chisels are nice and reasonably priced. The LN's
are superb and priced high (accordingly).

Now I want a mortising chisel or two or three.....

Today's mail ahd a new catalog from Hartville Tool and low and behold,
a new chisel chioce -- at least for me. Nice looking intermediately
priced chisels from a company called MHG Tools from Germany.

Any of you know anything about these tools? The mortising chisels are
in the neighborhood of $30 apiece compared with $50 for LN's, and $10
for the LV's.

While I'm on the subject, anybody use the LV Detail chisels? They look
good -- around $28 apiece.

Hartville Tools does not yet have an image of these new chisels on
their web site: http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlis...ef25f7014abc47

I want mortise chisels too! Dagnabit! But for all cost comparisons
I have done which ain't supremely much... I decided upon Henry
Taylor ones at: http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/ because
the price for quality is really good. Free ground shipping if your
buys are over $75 too. I'll get'em when I can afford it.

Alex

"Never Enough Money" wrote in message
om...
I have a set of Lee Valley (LV) chisels and a set of Lie-Nielsen (LN)
chisels. Lee Valley chisels are nice and reasonably priced. The LN's
are superb and priced high (accordingly).

Now I want a mortising chisel or two or three.....

Today's mail ahd a new catalog from Hartville Tool and low and behold,
a new chisel chioce -- at least for me. Nice looking intermediately
priced chisels from a company called MHG Tools from Germany.

Any of you know anything about these tools? The mortising chisels are
in the neighborhood of $30 apiece compared with $50 for LN's, and $10
for the LV's.

While I'm on the subject, anybody use the LV Detail chisels? They look
good -- around $28 apiece.

Hartville Tools does not yet have an image of these new chisels on
their web site:
http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlis...SESSID=5853e61
13951d504baef25f7014abc47

Hi -

MHG are good quality chisels - have tested them ourselves, and can recommend
them...

Cheers -

Rob

"Robin Lee" wrote in message news:9Ox8d.7349
[snip]
MHG are good quality chisels - have tested them ourselves, and can recommend
them...
Then it must be a business reason Lee Valley doesn't carry them?
Thanks for the honesty -- even on products that compete with yours.

Cheers -

Rob

"Never Enough Money" wrote in message
om...
"Robin Lee" wrote in message news:9Ox8d.7349
[snip]
MHG are good quality chisels - have tested them ourselves, and can
recommend
them...
Then it must be a business reason Lee Valley doesn't carry them?
Thanks for the honesty -- even on products that compete with yours.

Cheers -

Rob

Hi -

Yes - the most salient one being that Hartville has an exclusive in the US
market, which removes them from consideration for our catalogs - it's not an
attractive proposition for us to sell them in one country only. However,
there are several choices in this quality/price level - and from more than
one country, but the MHG are good chisels....

Cheers -

Rob