Narex Czech Steel Individual Premium Woodworking Cabinetmakers Chisel with European Hornbeam Handle Sizes 3 6 8 10 12 16 18 20 26 30 32 40 and 50 mm 811603-811650 (3 mm - 1/8")

I started with a Narex mortise chisel, and when I realized I needed some more narrow chisels, Narex was the brand that came to mind.The handles are sturdy and light. They're comfortable to hold and grip easily.I bought the 3mm and 5mm chisels. They both came with a bit of laquer on the tips, I'm assuming for protection. About 5 scrapes with 1000 grit sandpaper on every side will get it off.The chisels came sharp. Not quite sharp enough for my taste as I prefer a razor sharp, polished edge. However, with both 3mm and 5mm sizes I could still shave off wood, even with the lacquer on. I probably spent no more than 10 minutes on each chisel getting it to my preferred sharpness.

I have only bought 2 Narex chisels, a 2" and an 1/8" because they were specialty chisels that I did not have. I don't own any really high end chisels like Lie-Nielsen or Veritas but for my money these Narex chisels are a great buy. They take and hold a keen edge and are easier to sharpen than some of my other chisels. I would buy again.

I have a YouTube channel, Forest Woodworks, and I plan on using this chisel in my content. Admittedly, and sadly, I haven't done a ton of hand tool woodworking quite yet because my content has focused on restoring a vintage Walker-Turner table saw, but if Paul Sellers can make fine furniture for the White House using Aldi chisels, I'm sure this will work beautifully once properly initialized. I do, however, love the feel of the handle and overall the chisel seems well balanced, which I found after doing some test pearing. Can't wait to use it for real! Go Forest Woodworks on YouTube, go! It's ya birthday (actually, almost tho)!

Narex, makes very nice tools. This one is quite nice, but it was damaged during shipping. It was packed fairly well, but it must have been dropped and landed just right to take a chip out of the edge. You can see a divot on the protective edge guard also, so I guessed a drop rather than anything else. Not gonna send it back though. It'll lose about 1/8" of metal, but there it is.

I tried to get the cheaper chisels thinking I could just sharpen them and they would be fine. They dull after minimal use where as this will get sharp and stay sharp longer. I didn't want to buy a set so I'm getting a narex collection one size at a time. Highly recommend.

Quality

I used them before in school for woodworking. Instructors recommended them for the money, I also have the complete set.

These are really good chisels but the edges are not parallel to the faces do you wont get a good mortise if youre chiseling by hand but great for other uses