Well I fell for it again, I purchased an old "greaves" chisel. Very thin blade nice old handle looked good. But after sharpening the bevel, flattening the back....disappointed again. The edge just dose not stand up, it rolls over, to soft or whatever.
I'll see a demonstration or magazine article with someone using nice looking old chisels and feel jealous. But every time i acquire some,(punch addis buck etc) The edges just do not compare to modern chisels and they just wind up looking good but"hanging on the wall".
I have some sorbys I purchased in the 80s from garret wade, although the edge does not compare to my Lie Nielsens, they are the ones I usually go to. The L-N are good but I wish the blade was thiner. I was thinking of trying a set of Ray Iles Mark2s from Joel Moskowitz. Any Comments or similar experiences??
Joe
I'll see a demonstration or magazine article with someone using nice looking old chisels and feel jealous. But every time i acquire some,(punch addis buck etc) The edges just do not compare to modern chisels and they just wind up looking good but"hanging on the wall".
I have some sorbys I purchased in the 80s from garret wade, although the edge does not compare to my Lie Nielsens, they are the ones I usually go to. The L-N are good but I wish the blade was thiner. I was thinking of trying a set of Ray Iles Mark2s from Joel Moskowitz. Any Comments or similar experiences??
Joe