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I have the Barr's and the edge holding is on par with the best out there, they sharpen very easily and they stay sharp for a long time even after chopping DTs. The handles can certainly take the worst beating of the three that you mentioned. I like the AI's but the LN's seemed small to me. I...

Ill see what I can do. A pic of my chisels would be my first posted pic so what angle(s) would you like. and how would I post a pic anyway Sparky

Just a thought here :) I thought to to recommend Barr chisels. I have a set of their cabinet makers chisels 1/4"- 1" and they are TOUGH and take an awesome edge very easily and hold it for a long time. Barr makes chisels mainly for timber framing so these cabinet maker chisels are up to any...

There are ways arround this. Since this is an international forum (the membership is from everywhere) get someone over here to by tools, use them to make a shaving or two then send them to you at a price that rewards the efforts and time of the origional purchaser and also covers shipping...

Well I might have been a source of a bad review of these chisels on this site, and others. I had a set and they felt nice in the hand but the steel was awful :x I used them for joiner in hard wood and the edges would crumble and fold over very easily. so easily that I could only cut a few...

Thanks Mr. C and all So here is my next question. Since I am completely "cordless" :roll: where could I find a hand-powered grinder? sparky

Well I'd like to ask a quick question :roll: If someone sharpened just by hand (I do it that way with waterstones) isn't the higher bevel angle easier to work with since it is closer to the final angle. It seems to me that this whole discussion presumes that the blades are initially ground...

LV Low angle jack. :D You can't go wrong. It is great for rough work, shooting board, smoother, and even a bit of jointing on shorter stuff. I got one and because I only tend to do smaller stuff I find that I really don't need any other planes (I also have the LA block). :shock: Of...

im just interested to learn more about it, in use especially. my desire for a review is more for entertainment purposes than informative ones. i really do enjoy her tool reviews. im fairly confident that sooner or later this plow plane will end up in my shop (because i have wanted a plow...

so when is the new review of the LV small plow plane coming from the tool goddess herself, Alf. frankly, i can't wait :D my first experience on this site was her tool reviews (she convinced me to want a LV low angle jack) and even now the planes on my wish list at Lee Valley are guided by her...

im just a little curious. :-k Rob, since you said (im not sure if it was here) that there will be lots of new stuff coming out soon, is there anything else that you can tempt us with :twisted: a glutton for punishment :oops: sparky

sure...left hand turns done VERY fast and VERY LOUD. its quite an adrenaline rush to watch. and its an excuse to hang out with about 200,000 other roudy fans, while drinking your favorite beverages. :occasion5: not the worst way to spend a weekend 8-[ sparky

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got my order in \:D/ :tool: and somehow i managed not to order ALL the new saws from MikeW. money, unlike wood, does not grow on trees [-( :cry: thanks rob and mike. you make my hobby even more fun. sparky ps. the only down side is that i can no longer (once the saws get here) blame...

you got me exicted for a second :lol: but i am very gullible :roll: #-o sparky