Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Another Shot of Handle/Socket of LN
Todd Stock
>Another issue raised was the lack of space between handle and socket - LN must have anticipated the issue and carefully radiused the handle. In appearance, the socket to handle join looks almost like a Japanese chisel.
As I have been enable to extract the handle from the socket, I can't comment on this further.
See the attached shot of the 3/4", and yes, I know it looks retouched, but the machining is just that good.
Todd
Well, are you happy w/ purchase?
CBT
>Thanks for providing a great close up and points to consider. How do they perform? Mass, edge retension?
CT
Still Deciding...
Todd Stock
>Too soon to tell - just put an edge on them tonight, and aside from appearance, just did a little paring on cherry to ensure that the first honing was going to give a usable edge.
Took about two-three minutes each to polish the back using 600 diamond stone and SS, so the blades were very flat. Very hard - probably close to a laminated chisel, but took a good edge off 2000 grit paper.
Once I have a chance to chop a few sets of dovetails in something reasonably hard, I'll fess up as to whether these Lie-Gucci chisels were worth it.