WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

First time to use these chisels I made a book shelf with handmade dovetails and the chisels worked great. The wood I used was knotted cedar. When I finished my project the chisels where still very sharp and need little to no maintenance. The biggest complaint I had with the set was that the two larger chisels were VERY dull with very little edge. I spent hours up on hours working to get them flat and then razor sharp.

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

I didn't expect anything more out of these chisels than a decent set of chisels for the price. When I unboxed them, the first thing that I noticed was that they came in a cheap little finger jointed wooden box. The wood was not the greatest quality, and was covered in a very thick coating of semi-gloss varnish. When I opened the box up however, I found a very nice set of four chisels. I was impressed with the overall quality of the wood, steel, and ferrules used in these tools! Unlike other chisels that I have used that have a round "dowel-shaped" handle that drops off into the shaft of the steel blade, the handles on these chisels are contoured to the ferrules, which are contoured to the shaft of the blade. This gives a very comfortable feel when the tool is in my hands. The wood is high quality and very smooth, with a very light finish. I intended on spending some time tuning the chisels up, but decided to use them fresh out of the box so I could see how usable they were fresh out of the box. Although I was impressed with how sharp these chisels were from the get-go, they could still benefit from a couple of minutes of work on the oil stones. Still, if you do not intend on doing very fine carving, or if you are working with a soft wood such as pine, these will work just fine without any further work needed. After spending some time with these chisels "perfecting" them on the oil stones, I was even more impressed! They were fairly flat and required very little work getting them 100%. The blades did take some time sharpening the bevel and flat sides to a mirror finish, but that is actually a good thing (indicates a high strength steel which will hold a sharp edge longer). All in all, I spent about an hour and a half on the set polishing them to razor sharpness. Since tuning them up, I have worked with several hardwoods from oak, to hickory, to purple heart (a wood that I normally had to chisel with a hydraulic jackhammer!), and they are still sharp enough to shave hairs off of my forearm. All in all, if you plan on buying a set of chisels and using them out of the box for softer woods, these will work out great! If you plan on getting a nice set of chisels and tuning them to perfection, you will not be disappointed here either. If you need a chisel to dig oak or other hardwoods right out of the box with no prep work, and money is no object, you may be interested in a more expensive set. All in all, this set of chisels that I thought would be "a nice set, for the money" have turned out to be simply "a nice set".

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

So far keeps a good edge. Fit great it the hands

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

I like these chisels and have used them for smaller work that I have. My one complaint and really I am not really complaining as I feel tuning up a tool is just part of owning good tools and making them work for you is that these did require a good couple of hours flattening the back and sharpening to get the a point that I like.

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

WoodRiver has displayed some pretty good workmanship and these chisels are no exception. Time will tell how they hold an edge

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

I did not use Woodcraft sharpening service yet these chisels were useful right out of the box. The handles fit well into the ferrules so there is no lip to blister or cut your hand. The case is well made and perfectly suited to this set. And lastly the bubinga handles are good looking and comfortable in my hand.

Comments about WoodRiver 4 Piece Butt Chisel Set :

Handy to have a smaller chisel for in close work. Would be nice if the beveled edges were thinner, but for that price I can grind them down. Bought them at 50% off - would not have bought them at full price.

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Ideal for cutting door butts. Different widths at your fingertips.

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Use for carving in death wood of bonsai

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I'm a woodcaver I'm relly satifice with the product and feel good in the hand it so run smooth in the wood