Chisel question

Re: Chisel question

Ted Shuck, Centennial, CO

>I have several old Stanleys and a set of Two Cherries bench chisels. The Stanleys that I have are 750's, some D mark, and some black handle 40's. The Two Cherries are very consistent in quality, the Stanleys are not. Some of the Stanley chisels will hold an edge as well as the Two Cherries, but most of them will not.

For general bench use, I like the Two Cherries a lot. I prefer the Stanley 750 design for dovetail use since they are shorter, have thinner beveled sides, and have a lighter handle. I have some Berg chisels that I prefer to either of these.

Ted

Re: Chisel question

Dennis McDonaugh

>Unless you just want to own vintage tools, buy the Two Cherries or Hirsch. They are a heck of a lot cheaper than you'll find 750s. FWIW, you can buy a set of 4 unpolished two cherries in a promotional box cheaper than the polished chisels. They are easier to flatten because the back hasn't been rounded over by the polishing.

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GolfSteve in Calgary

>Where are you in Alberta? The reason I ask is that the Ribtor Sales warehouse in Calgary sometimes stocks a decent selection of old army surplus chisels, some of which I think are really good (but most of which are garbage).

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Kerry in Alberta

>Hello Steve, I'm up in Fort Saskatchewan. I get down to Calgary about once a year - I'll try to remember to have a look for Ribtor Sales, thanks.

Kerry

Joel carries them *LINK*

Dan Donaldson

>I got a set of the unpolished Two Cherries from Joel and they were not at all hard to flatten. As was stated above, I prefer the unpolished as I don't have to get rid of the rounded edges, not to mention that they are less money.


Unpolished Two Cherries