Irwin 10507958 Marples MS500 Splitproof Bevel Chisel Set in Wooden Box, 8 Pieces

When you work out how much you are paying per chisel these are not expensive at all. I would say they are reasonably priced, in the same way as a reasonably priced car on a certain motoring show. I'm not a professional, I'm s fussy DIY'er. so I did need to give the edges some TLC. They are not bad when you get them. I dare say there are those that would use them out of the box. But you can see that they are machine finished with quite accurate edge geometry. How do you sharpen a chisel? there are as many right answers to this as there are experts willing to voice an opinion. And by virtue of that fact they were sharpened exactly correctly. They were just at the point where each crafts-person can make them their own. My way, is by hand on whetstones. Really didn't need much work on the 1000 grit, 6000 took a bit longer, Gave them a micro-bevel and then finished nicely on my strop. A quick with a quick polish on the flat side with the 6000 finished it. Probably 15-20 minutes each to remove those machining marks and to get them to where I want them. If you sharpen yours to a convex curved bevel you are in for a lot of work and maybe some time on the bench grinder. Mine will hopefully never see a bench grinder. They cut the wood with ease, allowing you great control with gentler taps with the mallet. I didn't need the set. I just needed 2 or three of them to replace some of my older ones that have been getting shorter over the years without me really noticing. Now I have them they are there on the tool wall, out of the box and I get that feeling that everything is just right when I look at them. Definitely worth getting the set, at my age they are probably the last ones I'll buy.

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Very well made product. Keeps a good edge and the case is very nice.

This complete set is great! I’ve bought a few of these chisels in the past for various jobs and they hold up and stay sharp better than anything I’ve used in the before. When I saw the chance to get the whole set together I had to pull the trigger. Highly recommend!