mortise chisel - robert sorby OUT, ray iles IN
frank shic (walnut ck, ca)
>after watching klausz's mortise and tenon video and seeing him whack out the mortise so effortlessly i went back to the garage and tried to emulate him with a robert sorby mortise chisel i bought from rockler but i was confounded by how many smacks i had to administer and how fragile the chisel seemed when i was levering out the waste. all the previous talk about mortise chisels got me thinking and... purchasing one FINE chisel from ray iles and although it's probably the most expensive hand tool i've bought so far, but you would NOT believe how seriously this BEAST hogs out wood! i didn't even sharpen the chisel yet but i was EASILY able to chop out 1/2" depth in a couple of strokes compared to my previous mortise chisel. derek and hank were right! thanks dudes! this chisel ROCKS!!!