mortising chisels *LINK*

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William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Well, I won't buy from anyone (Hartville Tool, in this case, as I found out only after clicking your blind link) who demands I accept their cookies before they will show me what they have for sale, much less reveal their prices to me. That's not the way a company gains customer trust and respect.

Neither Lie-Nielsen not Tools for Working Wood demands that much trust from a potential customer, and they both offer mortise chisels of the highest quality. And, if you are looking for a bit less refined and less expensive, but still competent chisels, Rob Lee carries both Hirsch and Sorby.

So, what are you building, that you would need both a 1/4 and 3/8 mortise chisel, but not a 5/16?

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Marc in NE Georgia

>I won't attempt to change your mind about the cookie thing but as with most issues of personal conviction I think in this instance you are biting your nose to spite your face.

I have found Hartville to be a great place to deal with. Their customer service (via email, I"m too lazy to ever call people) is exceptionally quick and responsive, their shipping is the fastest I have ever experienced and a lot of times their prices are pretty competitive. Of course they don't offer the selection for a strictly neander approach the way other outfits do but 'those' guys need somewhere to shop too ;)

Anyway to put an end to my ramblings they are at the top of my list of 'good guys' to buy from with Lee Valley and Tools for Working Wood. I have no affiliation whatsoever with them, I just wanted to point out that you might ruling out a pretty good company over a minor squibble....but then again I still won't eat at a local restaurant because one of their old part time lady's was rude to me years ago, heck the lady has been dead for a couple years no and I still won't go back! So who am I to question anyone's convictions :D

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Bob Fawcett

>Sorry about the cookie. I never realised it because I have cookies enabled.

Hartville is a good company as Mark said.

I am building a table and am using the 3/8" for that. It has legs that are about 2" square and the rails are about 1" thick. 3/8" seemed about right for that, but I am no expert on mortise and tenon.

I got the 1/4" for the inevitable 3/4" build that will come in the future.

Prices on these chisels is around $25 at the moment. That is better than I have seen on any of the other quality mortise chisels. I have owned the MHG bench chisels for a year or 2 and can find no fault with them.

Here is an image for those who don't like cookies.

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Greg Sloop, Portland OR

>Cookies are generally a good thing.

What's bad, is 3rd party cookies. (Can you say "privacy issues?")

So, in IE or in Moz, just set it to accept 1st party cookies, block 3rd party and allow session cookies. (Moz doesn't exactly have these options, but close.)

Cheers,

Greg