Dovetail Chisel Recommendation

[cpowell]

Blue Spruce http://www.bluesprucetoolworks.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=DT.250 , Matsamura (Japan Woodworker) http://www.japanwoodworker.com/dept.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&dept_id=12781 , other recommendations?

Used would be great. I don't want to try to modify one of my bench chisels to fit the bill and I would like to try a chisel that is designed to clean up DTs.


Chuck

 

[woodnick]

Chuck, These look good to me. Nick

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/...lshop&Product_Code=IL-100-30.XX&Category_Code=

 

[nelsone]

Blue Spruce has received some pretty high reviews, don't know about the other ones. I'll have to make due with what I have. Price is too far out of my range for a chisel. If I decide I need one, I'll probably look for a flea market buy and modify it to my needs.

 

[Gofor]

I just use a bevel sided bench chisel. Didn't know there was a special "dovetail" chisel. Looks like its beveled to 20 degrees as are most paring chisels, but other than that, I don't see a difference.:confused_

Go

 

[Travis Porter]

They are purdy!!

I have heard nothing negative, and unfortunately have no insight in where to get any used or otherwise.

Trying to match something up with those Ashley Iles?

 

[cpowell]

I just use a bevel sided bench chisel. Didn't know there was a special "dovetail" chisel. Looks like its beveled to 20 degrees as are most paring chisels, but other than that, I don't see a difference.:confused_

Go

The sides of my chisels are not exactly triangular from the bottom up. On DTs with narrow pins, the chisel mashes the sides when I clean up. I can use a 1/8 chisel but it takes forever. I like the look of narrow pins on shallow drawer stock.

This post on WN got me thinkin about it a while back. Look at the pics at the bottom of the page. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbth...mber=3637436&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=2&vc=1

I have seen chisels that folks have modified using belt sander/whatever to shape a bevel edge similar to the Blue Spruce chisel. I am not going to do it myself though.

(and I want to buy a purdy tool that is also functional :gar-La


Chuck

 

[Gofor]

Thanks, Chuck. Now I understand the difference and the reason. Dang!, Now I gotta add More tools to my want list.!! I do have left and right angled chisels that I have been using for the tight corners, but they don't work as well as I had hoped when I bought them, and they would not work in the narrow dovetails.

Thank you again. Here I went and lernt somethin' today and wasn't even tryin' to!!:mrgreen:

Go

 

[cpowell]

Gofor - I've seen your work posted here and talked to you personally about hand tools. I really appreciate your understated style of writing and talking but respect your knowledge and opinions. I have far more to learn from you than the other way around. :icon_thum BTW I would like to have a few of those skewed chisels some day. I bet they would work great on large pins.

Travis - The AIs are lonely. May be time to "Spruce" them up a bit, huh? :rotflm:


Chuck

 

[striker]

Chuck,

No expert here but I have/use Japanese Dovetail Chisels. They are typically higher on the rockwell scale and tend to be a little brittle but they hold an edge better- I like them. I don't think you can go wrong with either the Japanese or Blue Spruce ( A2 tool steel) chisels. Although the Blue Spruce are too pretty to wack with a hammer.

I had a hankerin for the Blue Spruce Fishtail chisel but I found a similar Two Cherries chisel at Tools for Working Wood (less money). These are good for cleaning out blind dovetails.

Let us what you decide to get - happy shopping!

Stephen

 

[GeorgeM]

I just use my L-N bench chisels. They do a great job with out have to buy any special DT chisels.

George