Unboxing the three types of chisels you really need (probably)

*** UPDATE: Timbecon are sending me a replacement wooden box for the very nice Narex chisels. :)
What do you think - are these the three types of chisel a fine carpenter and furniture builder really needs?
#woodworking #carpentry #chisel #tools #unboxing

[@petrpavlicek4758]

It is nice to see Narex chisels from our small Central European Czech Republic in other side of globe :-) I use it too and I like it because good cost/quality ratio.

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Lay the square down on something with a straight edge. Draw a line and flip the square over and draw a line next to the first one. IF the lines are parallel the square is square.

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

That's great advice, thank you!

[@GeoffGummer]

@@PeoplesCarpenter a protractor? Put it on the flat edge and check it.

[@alasdairweir1011]

What @TomsBackyardWorkshop said

[@petrpavlicek4758]

Best is not penci line but knife line - it is more acurate then thick pencil line

[@thebrotherofthunder]

Those old stanley chisels have better steal than all the other chisels in the video..

[@williammaxwell1919]

when you started talking about 'mortizing chisels' I realised that some of the 100+ y.o. chisels I have that were my grandfather, are mortizing chisels. I don't do chisel work, but these and his saws and wooden plains I intend to restore.

[@thriftstorelumberjack]

Love the channel! My new favorite watch!

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

Thank you so much. Comments like these really motivate me to create more content.

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

I tried those Narex chisels but I found them a bit soft compared to the german made and also not expensive MHG chisels.

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

Thanks - I haven't heard of MHG, but I'll look into them.

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

@@PeoplesCarpenter I don´t know if any stores where you live have them, but probably not. You can ask per email if they ship to your country. I´ve tried many chisels but those are really good value for the money.

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

@@Christopher_Giustolisi I've discovered that Fine Tools in Australia sell them, so I may be in luck.

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

@@PeoplesCarpenter Lucky you. Do they sell all of them? I do almost all of my work with their standard firmer chisels. Here in Germany that´s the standard for all kinds of woodworking trades and Germans being german, they have a norm for chisels (DIN 5139) They don´t look like much but I like the handles and the steel is the same good stuff they use on their other tools.

[@urmelausdemeis3495]

Ich bin schon gespannt wie sich die Stechbeitel im Gebrauch machen

[@rayanderson1870]

Often, traders are not too technically aware. Many call any "Backed" saw a tenon saw, whereas there are actually a variety of such saws for different uses. Yours is certainly a mitre-box saw. The teeth can be repaired to make it a useful crosscut saw but it will be way too ungainly for making tenons and will have the wrong shaped teeth.

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

Yes, that's exactly what happened here. I've spoken with the seller since making this video, and he tells me he just thought it was called a tenon saw because of the steel back.

[@corwind3888]

I cringed at 5:02 as I thought that you very well might cut yourself on the edges of your new mortice chisel. I purchased these same chisels several years ago, and found their edges to be very sharp. If yours are such, you may like to use some maroon Scotch-Brite pads to soften those edges to make them more useable.

[@johnpayne6196]

Check out Hultafors chisels, along with old Sandvik.

[@markpullen61]

That's definitely not a tenon saw. That is a box mitre saw, used in a steel jig to make angle cuts. Tenon saws are much smaller. Nice old saw though

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

Yeah, that's what I discovered. The seller had just assumed that any saw with a rigid spine is called a "tenon saw." I should have checked the dimensions before buying it! But you're right, it's a nice piece all the same.

[@markpullen61]

@@PeoplesCarpenter be a nice restoration video

[@MikeAG333]

No, you don't need all those chisels. One set of bevel edge bench chisels will do everything you need for carpentry, joinery, and even cabinet making. It's the simplest thing in the world to chop out a mortice without a mortice chisel. Your Stanleys are all you need, just by learning to sharpen properly. Yes, you might just be quicker with mortice chisels, but learn the skills first. It's really, really important that newcomers don't get put off by the apparent need to own tons of stuff..... Oh, and testing a square only needs a straight edge to a board. Draw a line, then flip it over and draw another near the first. If they're parallel, the square is square.

[@PeoplesCarpenter]

I agree - as I said in the video, you definitely could cut a mortise with one of the other chisels in the video, but it wouldn't be quite as well suited. I suppose by "need," I mean need in order to have the right tools for the jobs you're most likely to do, as opposed to a tool that will get you by.

[@MikeAG333]

@@PeoplesCarpenter It's not a compromise. Bevel edged chisels are all you need, and an amateur is unlikely to get any benefit at all from having a set of mortice chisels.

[@BucsRox]

As a hobbyist who only do woodworking for fun and mental wellbeing, my take is there's a big difference between needing those chisels and "needing" those chisels 😉 I started out with a set of Stanley bench chisels, and the reality is that you can do everything you need to do with just those (including dovetails and mortices). I've since upgraded to a set of nice bevel chisels that have all but replaced my Stanley chisels. There's nothing really I can do with those that I can't do with the Stanleys, but it's a much more enjoyable experience. I've also added a couple of mortices chisels to the arsenal, and although I really don't need them, and rarely use them, it feels really satisfying whenever I get the chance to use them. So I definitely "need" all of them.