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They any good? Picked a set of 5 small palm chisel assortment never used on ebay with a sharpening stone.
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Millers Falls chisels
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Fauquierfarmer
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I have used both a small and large set of Miller Falls Chisels for about 50 years to inlet stocks with.Worked well for me-keep them sharp !
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American made; excellent quality! :thumbsup:
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been looking to the palm chisels made by Flexcut ... nice but they look a bit too big ... any thoughts on how they compare?
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I've heard great things about Millers Falls chisels, but never owned any. I see them on eBay quite often and have always been tempted to pick some up. I recently bought some new Narex chisels and have been very pleased with their performance...$7 a piece too!
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The Flex cut chisels and gouges don't hold an edge as well as the Swiss made stuff. I personally like the Pfeil palm sized push gouges the best. I have 5 or 6 of them. They're about 50% more though, or about $30 each, and the small ones; 11/1, 12/2, 9/5, 5/9 get the most use from me, especially when I'm doing raised carving. The small sliding band type of detail sanders are really slick for this sort of work too.
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I have a set of Millers Falls chisels that I have used for about 45 years. Great tools. :thumbsup:
It depends. If you have an older set of chisels, they are excellent. If they are new or modern, they will be harder to sharpen and harder to keep sharp, but they are still pretty good and will serve you well. Just remember that they are cutting tools and must be absolutely sharp or you will be sloppy and frustrated. SCARRY SHARP IS THE KEY. Good luck
In 1976 bought 2 sets of 6 chisels each and they're mainly what I use. One set is Miller Falls and the other set is Brookstone. The Brookstone bent straight chisel is 1/4" wide and the Miller Falls bent chisel is 1/2" wide. Both hold an excellent edge and the long handles have never come off. The various blade shapes of both sets are used every day.
Paid $5.95 for the Brookstone set and $7.95 for the Miller Falls set.
Recently bought a cheap set of 6 chisels from China.....thought I could modify and regrind the blade shapes....big mistake and threw them out.
I keep looking for the above 2 sets of chisels, but to no avail. Will have to look on eBay.....Fred
Paid $5.95 for the Brookstone set and $7.95 for the Miller Falls set.
Recently bought a cheap set of 6 chisels from China.....thought I could modify and regrind the blade shapes....big mistake and threw them out.
I keep looking for the above 2 sets of chisels, but to no avail. Will have to look on eBay.....Fred
