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Doug wrote:Sadly out of stock at the moment but I’ve been hanging my nose over the Veritas PMV11 butt chisels, I have 4 PMV11 bench chisels & fancy getting the sizes I haven’t got in the butt format.
Spendy yes but a pleasure to use & take & hold such a good edge.
That said both Narex & Axminster do butt chisel sets, ya pays ya money & take ya choice.
Edit
Should also mention the Ashley Iles are very nice in the hand, if you want a set of 11 of those I could do you a deal
AJB Temple wrote:Not sure that I have any idea what I would use them for...
AJB Temple wrote:My ignorance remains unparalleled. Until this thread I had never heard of or seen a butt chisel. Seems to be a short chisel with a short handle. Not sure that I have any idea what I would use them for, though the eBay set look quite nice for £50.
Woodbloke wrote:Cheers Doug but I'm only after a set of four I went over to Peter Parfitt's 'shop (he of 'New Brit Workshop') a few years ago and he tried to flog me a set of PMV-11 chisels as he couldn't get on with them...something about the handles splitting? - Rob
Trevanion wrote:That's the nice thing with a socket chisel, take the handle off, and voila, instant butt chisel.
Alf wrote:AJB Temple wrote:Not sure that I have any idea what I would use them for...
You'll know when it happens and you don't have one.
Be interested to see what you plump for, Rob. I went old school for my only butt chisel.
Lurker wrote:
My new one is pretty similar
I made it because my previous one was a bit worn.
TrimTheKing wrote:Nice work Rob, I like the look of those mushroomed handles, they look like they'd be comfortable. Did you practice the shape until you got it right for your hand or just go with it from the off?
Trevanion wrote:...but the overall feel of using the Richter chisels is head and shoulders above their standard line, in my opinion.
Mike G wrote:I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve, Rob. Butt chisels, as far as I know, are just short chisels, but you've turned handles which are not only short, but are also only suitable for hand-holding. In other words, you've now got short chisels you can't use a mallet with. That's a pretty singular and specialised niche, so you must have created these with a very specific job in mind. Care to share?
My everyday chisels are a short Stanley set. Not sure what number it is, but they are essentially butt chisels. So I've got short chisels I can use in the hand, but, (and this is what I don't get), I can (and do, all the time) still hit them with a mallet. Why would you take that option away?
AndyT wrote:I didn't think I had a set, but when I pulled them out for a group shot I found they are three different widths, so I guess that counts.
From the top:
unmarked, possibly Footprint?
I Sorby
Stanley 5500.
Blue handled Stanley for scale.
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