Who said Marples chisels are good??
Bay Area Dave
the 3/8" one and then proceeded to put chisel to wood; namely red oak.
Before getting more than 4 sides of a mortise started the chisel's edge
was so nicked that I could see it without my reading glasses! That's
saying something. BTW, I sharpened it on 3 diamond stones and then up
to around 5k+ papers. I used the Lee Valley honing guide...
I've got a Sears chisel, 3/4" that holds an edge for quite a while.
What's up with these Marples? I'm on my way out the door to return
these 3 POS.
dave
Jules
would post more. Must be busy doing stuff.
Robert L. Witte
made by these guys because they were suuposed to be so good. These
were going to be my "supersharp" set for hanging doors, mortising
locks, etc.
The ones I had sucked... the whole set. Wouldn't hold an edge, no
matter how I coaxed with different bevels and honing devices. I will
take my 20yr old Craftsman set over these any day.
Sounds like their turning tools are no better than their chisels.
Robert
Ecnerwal
Must be a bad batch or two - All my Marples Blue Chips work just fine.
I'd expect that a reputable dealer would replace them.
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Maxprop
"Ecnerwal" <Lawren...@SOuthernVERmont.NyET> wrote in message
> Must be a bad batch or two - All my Marples Blue Chips work just fine.
Same with mine. I also have some expensive, boxwood-handled, hand-made
English chisels, and some excellent Japanese chisels, but I seem to rely on
my workhorse Marples Blue Chips for most jobs. They hold their edges as
well as the Sheffield steel tools, and almost as well as the Japanese, which
are nothing short of legendary.
Max
Robert L. Witte
I would wonder how old yours are. I was disappointed and since I
bought them a few years ago and was "saving" them I never really tried
them out until last year.
Who knows, maybe indeed just a bad batch.
Robert
Maxprop
"Robert L. Witte" <nailsh...@aol.com> wrote in message
> "Maxprop" <max...@propshaft.end> wrote in message
> > "Ecnerwal" <Lawren...@SOuthernVERmont.NyET> wrote in message
> > > Must be a bad batch or two - All my Marples Blue Chips work just fine.
> >
> > Same with mine. I also have some expensive, boxwood-handled, hand-made
> > English chisels, and some excellent Japanese chisels, but I seem to rely
on
> > my workhorse Marples Blue Chips for most jobs. They hold their edges as
> > well as the Sheffield steel tools, and almost as well as the Japanese,
which
> > are nothing short of legendary.
> >
> > Max
>
> I would wonder how old yours are. I was disappointed and since I
> bought them a few years ago and was "saving" them I never really tried
> them out until last year.
>
> Who knows, maybe indeed just a bad batch.
Mine are roughly 15 years old. I set them aside when I first bought them,
as I already had other, more expensive chisels. After a year, I finally
took the time to hone them, subsequently using them for hinge mortising and
mortising the strike plate on a mahogany door. They impressed me,
considering I bought them on sale, and they weren't particularly expensive
prior to the markdown. I've used them often since, but hone them about once
a year, or after a particularly big job.
The Marples Blue Chips I've seen in the stores recently appear identical to
mine, but who knows. Perhaps the metallurgy has been altered.
Max