Stanley No. 60 chisel with black handle

[CStan]

Ah, but I specifically said "carpentry chisel."  Some of us do carpentry, and, I am reluctant to take the shop/bench tools to the job site (said job site being the house, 50 feet away from the shop); so these Stanley chisels have accompanied me into the attic, crawl space, and other scary places.

I saw that Bill, though I think others referred to using them at the bench.  If not, my bad.  I have a set of Buck Bros. steel caps for the carpentry bucket.

[Derek Cohen]

Just so I understand. The chisels you bought had both square edges and parallel sides? Or one or the other?

Adam, I am referring to chisels with such high, square lands that they would be considered firmers. They are also thick blades, and they simply could not be used in a dovetail socket. After grinding (on the belt sander), the sides remain high, but the angle now has been altered to 1:6. This makes them so much more versatile. 

Over the years I had put together a set of Kiyohisa oire nomi. I wanted to use them more widely. They are essentially firmers. After re-blackening the sides, no one can tell that there was any grinding. The grind removes so little steel, but what it removes is so relevant.

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Regards from Perth

Derek