Narex 6 pc Set 6 mm (1/4), 10 (3/8), 12 (1/2), 16 (5/8), 20 (13/16), 26 (1-1/16) Woodworking Chisels in Wooden Presentation Box 853053

These babies are the best, and priced right!

This is my first high-end chisels I ever bought and they come extremely sharp. They handle well they take out what I need to be taken out of my work and I never have a problem with them. I haven’t had to sharpen them yet. The blade stays sharp and they look fantastic.

Was looking at expensive German options, but these have been incredible, especially for the price.

I would consider this to be a fine set for the beginner and expert alike. The six chisels provide you with a good variety of widths suitable for most applications. I found that the protective coating that the chisels are shipped with was easily removed with a little acetone. The markings on the steel are printed, not etched into the steel, so they will wipe off when removing the coating. The steel is very hard so, out of the box, the set-up might take a little longer than a softer steel chisel. The backs weren't as flat as others that I have bought, meaning that you'll need to invest some time there. This was the only negative that I found, but not severe enough to affect the 5 stars. Fortunately for me, the chisels that I received all had slightly concave backs, so the flattening didn't take as long as it would if you have convex backs. They are manufactured with 25 degree bevels, so if you prefer a different bevel angle (I prefer about 30 degrees, with no micro bevel), plan on a little work before you jump into any woodworking. If you want some advice for setting up your chisels, I would recommend checking out Paul Sellers on YouTube. After achieving the proper set-up, I found that they hold a sharp edge for quite a while. I'm no metallurgist, but I understand that they will hold an edge even longer after a few sharpenings. Something to do with the hardening process during manufacture. The thickness of the steel is a little more than what you might find with "premium" chisels, but that didn't affect the performance in a negative way. They are well suited to cleaning up dovetails and for cutting mortises and shaving tenons and dados. The handles are a good size and shape and are comfortable. I applied a little BLO to mine, just for a little protection. There is a wood nub at the top of the handle, so if you like to use the "palm hammering" method, you might leave a welt on your hand. I like to use a soft-face hammer (don't use a metal hammer!). You can pay (a lot) more for the "premium" chisels, but, in my opinion, you don't need to. With proper set-up and care, these should last a lifetime.

Good chisels, as the top-line says. Thing is, almost all of mine were just a little bowed in the blade. It took ~4 hours each to flatten both sides of the bevel on a 100, 300, 1000 grit diamond plate progression. After that , no issues. Sharpened to 16000 grit, and the steel took the edge nicely. I have used them for inlay, door hinges, rifle stock cut-outs, all sorts of things. Just be sure to keep sharpening them as you use them. The cosmoline, or whatever coating they used, also was a bit annoying to remove. On one of the chisels the coating dyed itself blue somehow. No idea how or why, the chisel was unused in its case. Worst thing it was exposed to was ~8 days of basement humidity. I ended up scrubbing the crap out of it with Goo Gone because it was annoying me.

As someone who watches a ton of YouTube videos (that makes me super credible right?) these come highly recommended by lots of YT woodworkers. My first set of chisels were cheap and were unable to really do the things I wanted to do (be sharp, hold an edge for a long time, be square, be able to take a really great mirror polish). These need very little to almost no work to get to what I wanted right out of the box. Some stropping with compound on my Tormek and these are in super shape! Some work with these on a really high grit diamond stone and they are perfection. Incredibly great steel and the wooden storage box is a huge blessing (and looks great too). Highly recommend these!

Very high quality set and precision ground out of the box. I tuned up each chisel with 120/220/500/1,000 grit on a flat stone and some bluing, took less than an hour to do the whole box. Flatness/sharpness is outstanding

They are pretty great, honestly. I’ve had cheaper chisels for all long time and they’re a clear upgrade. I sharpened and stropped them and it made an even bigger difference.

Bought these after seeing them recommended on YouTube - they are beautifully made and nice and sharp right out of the box. Glad I bought the one in the box too as I could unscrew the lid and place it in a drawer keeping everything together. Nice tools and sharp tools make the work much more enjoyable

excellent quality

Great products and super fast delivery

Produits de qualité

Beautifully presented, well packaged, quality chisels for a good price.