Good value chisels

[Zeddedhed]

They ain't pretty, no wooden handles - but they will take a proper thumping and are pretty much indestructible. And they take a pretty good edge.

1/4" up to 2" 'spade'


http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094950/ ... _info.html

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I saw them - it was the novel description that got me. " ... blades that are made from best in category steel. The blades are fully resharpenable."

 

[blackrodd]

+1 Excellent price and They do look good, 'specially with the box'n all,
If I needed another set or had an apprentice to kit out I would be very interested.
Regards Rodders

 

[Westwood]

I have that set, bought last year at a local tool shops annual tool sale . Think I paid just under £40, and have been very pleased with them.
OK they're not superb English best with hardwood handles, but they're perfectly tidy everyday kit. I would buy them again if I needed to.

 

[Jacob]

They ain't pretty, no wooden handles - but they will take a proper thumping and are pretty much indestructible. And they take a pretty good edge.

1/4" up to 2" 'spade'


http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094950/ ... _info.html

Not cheap though.
These are OK http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-be ... s-ax857158

 

[n0legs]

I have some of those. I don't need anything better.
The handles are so comfortable to use, almost as nice as the Footprint 85 handles.

 

[Paddy Roxburgh]

These are OK http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-be ... s-ax857158

Since getting a lidl set all other chisels seem expensive to me.

 

[Zeddedhed]

They ain't pretty, no wooden handles - but they will take a proper thumping and are pretty much indestructible. And they take a pretty good edge.

1/4" up to 2" 'spade'


http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094950/ ... _info.html

Not cheap though.
These are OK http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-be ... s-ax857158

My apprentice has had three sets of these and they've all gone back. The flats on the handles are not co-planar with the actual chisel blade - not just by a little bit either - they're miles out. I'd steer well clear of them in future. To be fair to Axminster they've now just given him the money back after trying to get it right three times and failing.

 

[sitefive]

I don't have much chisel experience, but the set of 5 in lidl for £7 or £6 whatever price it was, was a great deal for excellent sharp chisels already outside the box.

 

[lurker]

I don't have much chisel experience, but the set of 5 in lidl for £7 or £6 whatever price it was, was a great deal for excellent sharp chisels already outside the box.

Being sharp out of the box would be very low in my requirements of a chisel.
Assuming you are going to use them, you will know how to sharpen them.

 

[Jacob]

They ain't pretty, no wooden handles - but they will take a proper thumping and are pretty much indestructible. And they take a pretty good edge.

1/4" up to 2" 'spade'


http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094950/ ... _info.html

Not cheap though.
These are OK http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-be ... s-ax857158

My apprentice has had three sets of these and they've all gone back. The flats on the handles are not co-planar with the actual chisel blade - not just by a little bit either - they're miles out. I'd steer well clear of them in future. To be fair to Axminster they've now just given him the money back after trying to get it right three times and failing.

They are cheap and good enough for most purposes - non "co planar" handles are not an issue if you merely want to use them as chisels.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I find it quite disconcerting when they are not. I can't subconsciously use the flats as a reference with a round handle, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Zeddedhed]

They are cheap and good enough for most purposes - non "co planar" handles are not an issue if you merely want to use them as chisels.

Obviously these were bought to be used - why else would he buy them? Not for looks thats for sure. Like Phil says it is actually a bit 'disorientating' when they don't line up properly. Maybe not a problem for you, but for someone trying to learn it certainly didn't help.

 

[LewisM]

For £60 I picked up a set of Narex chisels recently, I can't remember the exact model but they're the ones with black handles.
They come in a similar box (although mine arrived slightly damaged, one of the clasps was a bit off) and for the money they're a great little set. As others have said, you're not going to get the best of the best for £60, but they're plenty good enough for most people.