woodbloke
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I placed a big order for Jap chisels with Matthew at lunchtime yesterday...a big box has just been delivered by the postie.
Nicely done Matthew...and Royal Mail - Rob
Nicely done Matthew...and Royal Mail - Rob
Professional series :wink: ...that's 'cos I cleaned Matthew out :lol:chingerspy":2qydweld said:He'll still be flattening then
I'd like to see some pics too, did you go for the professional series ones in the end? Says pre-order mid May still on the website.
If you pay a lot of money for them...yes, as they're lapped flat by the maker (or one of his minions) The hand forged chisels at the WH end of the market (and they are really excellent btw) have a bump just behind the edge which is difficult to remove as the steel is so hard...but I have a plan :wink: - RobAlan Jones":b5bi76or said:Isnt one of the benefits of Japanese chisels that they are quicker to flatten because of the grooves along the face ?
woodbloke":x1qlc5og said:. . . Like Alf, I don't like hoopy handled chisels and for that reason couldn't abide my Jap chisels, for fine paring I always ended up with a red weal in the palm of my right hand so they eventually went via the bay - Rob
Yup...bought four of the parers as well. Part of the issue with the hooped chisels is actually taking some time to seat the hoops and then mushroom over the end. If it's done properly (which I didn't do before ) then the overall effect if comfortable. Excellent instructions given on Joel's site on how to do this - Robpromhandicam":5tpv5qtn said:Did you buy the paring chisels then Rob - some of which are still in stock? If not then I'm confused :?
woodbloke":5tpv5qtn said:. . . Like Alf, I don't like hoopy handled chisels and for that reason couldn't abide my Jap chisels, for fine paring I always ended up with a red weal in the palm of my right hand so they eventually went via the bay - Rob
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woodbloke":3gprc24x said:. . . . Excellent instructions given on Joel's site on how to do this - Rob
The hand forged chisels at the WH end of the market (and they are really excellent btw) have a bump just behind the edge which is difficult to remove as the steel is so hard.
Rod - the 'bump' is really too small to see in a pic, but if I place a rule on the heel of the blade and rotate it from side to side across the edge, the gap under the rule can clearly be seen...it's not much, but it's there - RobHarbo":3mcpj49n said:woodbloke wroteThe hand forged chisels at the WH end of the market (and they are really excellent btw) have a bump just behind the edge which is difficult to remove as the steel is so hard.
Rob I cannot get my head around this have you got a photo?
I have a fair mixture of Japanese chisels (Matsumura, Miyanaga, Iyoroi, Yuusuke) and never experienced this?
They have all been easy to prepare.
Rod
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