check my thread earlier this year on Marples chisels! :)
HINT: I said they sucked! The edge crumpled right away. Of
course the idiots that frequent the Wreck immediately
assumed that I had abused the chisel...sigh. Funny thing is
Sears chisels have held up fine. In fact I bought two
different sets and have tried them all. I also have a Sears
chisel from the 70's and it holds an edge just fine.
dave
Wm Jones wrote:
> Returned to Home Depot as unusable: 25 degree honed edge literally bent
> on heartpine lock face mortises.
>
> Went back to Stanley's best.
>
> Pleased to gain knowledge of any better chisels with a steel endcap.
I thought I was doing something wrong, when I busted chips out of my marples
chisels. Thought the wood was too tough or I was taking too big of a chunk
at a time. Nice to know my chisels just sucked.
Thanks
"Wm Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Returned to Home Depot as unusable: 25 degree honed edge literally bent
> on heartpine lock face mortises.
>
> Went back to Stanley's best.
>
> Pleased to gain knowledge of any better chisels with a steel endcap.
> --
> Doors - Locks - Weatherstripping
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wonder where they'll send them back to - marples is no more
"Wm Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Returned to Home Depot as unusable: 25 degree honed edge literally bent
> on heartpine lock face mortises.
>
> Went back to Stanley's best.
>
> Pleased to gain knowledge of any better chisels with a steel endcap.
> --
> Doors - Locks - Weatherstripping
> POB 250121 Atlanta GA 30325
> 404/626-2840
Bay Area Dave wrote...
> check my thread earlier this year on Marples chisels! :)
To Wm Jones: be forewarned, it's not a pretty sight.
BAD, you might consider observing how this thread runs. How folks respond
to the OP, etc. Compare to what happened in the earlier thread. Compare
his original post to yours. Etc.
> HINT: ... Of course the idiots that frequent the Wreck ...
'nuff said
Jim
"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> different sets and have tried them all. I also have a Sears
> chisel from the 70's and it holds an edge just fine.
I recently started a thread about tools I was missing to build furniture.
Someone mentioned chisels. In the cobwebs of my mind I remembered a set of
Craftsman chisels I received in 1973. I dug in the older toolbox and
unearthed them. With a couple of sheets of sandpaper and a piece of glass,
I gave two of them a crude sharpening job. Hey! these things actually work
very well after sharpening. Maybe they were manufactured before the P got
added to the Craftsman name.
Bob
Damned if i know wrote:
> wonder where they'll send them back to - marples is no more
I think they're still making stuff under the Marples brand name. Either
that or everyone stocked tons of these things before the Corporation
Corporation swallowed them.
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JIm, I wasn't implying everyone here is an idiot! What I
meant was that folks who automatically assume I must have
used the chisels incorrectly are the bad element here who
always figure ANY issue I report on tools is MY fault.
Did that clarify?
dave
Jim Wilson wrote:
> Bay Area Dave wrote...
>
>>check my thread earlier this year on Marples chisels! :)
>
>
> To Wm Jones: be forewarned, it's not a pretty sight.
>
> BAD, you might consider observing how this thread runs. How folks respond
> to the OP, etc. Compare to what happened in the earlier thread. Compare
> his original post to yours. Etc.
>
>
>>HINT: ... Of course the idiots that frequent the Wreck ...
>
>
> 'nuff said
>
> Jim