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Post by Adrian Jordan on Apr 9, 2011 8:52:22 GMT
Can anyone recommend a good, but not super expensive brand of wood chisels? I can get slightly more expensive ones if they can be purchased one at a time. I'm really looking for edge retention and most that I find seem to not have that. Also, what sized blanks should be got. I was thinking roughly one-half inch by one and one half inch by twelve inches for each blank.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Apr 9, 2011 13:19:18 GMT
Buck Brothers and Stanley at Home Depot are decent chisels; Buck Bro's are the cheaper brand and they don't have great edge retention, but the Stanleys should be fine. I know you can get a set of 3 Buck Brothers chisels-- 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4-- for $10, because I've got it! Home Depot also has a higher-quality brand of chisel, but I'm darned if I know the name right now; costs about $30 for a set of 6, I think, but they're good quality woodworking chisels, so they should suit you if you're willing to buy those.
For each tsuka blank... honestly I"m not sure, it depends on how big your katana tang is and how thick of a tsuka you want. I'm not the one to ask here...
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Post by whitefeathers on Apr 9, 2011 14:27:33 GMT
I have a set of the Buck brothers ones and theyre ok. Ive only used two out of the 6 piece set i have. I also have the 4 piece set from Irwin, and those seem to have better retention .
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Post by Elheru Aran on Apr 9, 2011 14:33:39 GMT
Oh yeah. No matter how good your chisel is, you're going to want to pick up a sharpening tool of some kind and use that often. Sharp chisel re-sharpened often--> easy work--> happy times... sharp chisel NOT resharpened often--> becomes blunt quickly--> work is suddenly harder to do than before, more prone to crack wood, etc--> not happy times.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Apr 9, 2011 21:28:41 GMT
Hmmm, I'm not sure if I follow your reasoning, Elheru. OK, all kidding aside, thanks for the replies. I was looking at Stanley and Irwin. Both are cheap enough that I can get a set and a decent stone to work them. I was looking at a King 250/1000 grit combo waterstone.
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