Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ

>Hi Doug,

I'm not a L-N blaster at all and own a few of their planes, but I have to question whether the LN chisel is really better if you use them alot. I bought a set of Two Cherries on Ebay at a very gloatable price and they are terrific. Hard to imagine that LN are better by any significant degree, but mine are not A2.

-Mike

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Felix B.

>Hi Doug,

I've used my Hirsch 3/8 few times and had absolutely excellent results with it!

The LN's I saw and held in my hands at the ww show, but was not able to try them. They are much smaller than the Hirsch and felt more comfortable for me. I am planning to get my self one when it becomes available.

However, if you are looking into purchasing something sooner than later, go with the Hirsch's and you won't be dissapointed.

Good luck,

F.

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Bob Rozaieski

>I don't have any experience with the LNs but I do have all three Hirsch mortisers and they are excellent. They take a hard pounding, hold a keen edge and cut a very nice mortise. The one thing to note, however, is that they are metric (I believe 6mm, 10 mm and 12 mm). This should not really matter though because you would be setting your mortise gauge to the size of the chisel and using this gauge setting to mark the mortise sides and tenon thickness but if you are opposed to metric sizes you may not like them. Be warned, they are BIG! Pictures do not do these chisels justice.

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Felix B.

>Be warned, they are BIG! Pictures do not do these chisels justice.

I know there was a posting on this topic in the past. Here's what it looks like next to Marples chisel.

The LN on the other hand is almost identical to Marples in size.

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I just got the LN mortice chisels last week. The largest 1/2" chisel is 11" long. The chisels suit my hand size which is very important to me. Most mortices that I plan to cut are going to be for furniture so I need small accurate mortices. You really don't need to hit them very hard to get good penetration. I thought about the price difference and decided it was minimal to me. I also thought about buying older ones that were on e-bay similar to what Bob Smalser has and they went quite high so why not buy new.

Re: Hirsch vs. LN mortise chisels

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>Ya hafta buy them like this over time instead of in sets somebody made up to sell:

There's one in here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6129682385

Here's another:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6131505894&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

And another:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6131619622&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

They're out there cheap enuf....and the longer lengths work just as well or better and just as long as any new chisel out there...

...and I've averaged 6 bucks a chisel for the 150 or so I've rehabbed during the past year. I've got all my non-computer trademen pals well equipped now in complete sets and I'm getting rid of excess instead of buying. Y'all are welcome to pick up where I leave off, altho prices seem to rise every time I spread the word.

And here's an excellent way to get rid of the throwaway shorties that come in those large lots...they go like hotcakes: