Light Duty Beginner Chisel Set

I will start out by saying these chisels are a good value buy, but don't have top high expectations. They did not need too much tuning out the box and when using them for small joinery projects and small mortise and tendons they worked great. They held their edge and I was a happy camper. Then I decided to turn it up a notch and build a new split to workbench with some large mortise and tendon joinery. This bench was made out of southern yellow pine and those poor chisels struggled. The 1" chisel held out the longest but that edge was gone before I could finish my first mortise. The 1/2" chisel's edge practically disintegrated after 5 strikes with the mallet. I finished the project, but suffered multiple chisel casualties. I don't know how they would perform with hardwood if it struggled with pine. I do not regret my purchase, and I wont be doing another project as large as my workbench for a while. For all my smaller projects these will be my go to chisels when they are released from St. Chisel Memorial Hospital.

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