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Favorite paring chisels - Peter Tremblay - 04-28-2021
Hello all,
I have two paring chisels that I love but they were made by a friend.
IIRC they are 1/4" and 1/2"
I wanted to add to my sizes of paring chisels. Veritas doesn't seem to be making PM V11 paring chisles yet so I'm wondering what your favorites are.
I was looking at the Sorby or Blue Spruce.
I love Blue Spruce chisels but I wanted to see if you had any other recommendations.
RE: Favorite paring chisels - Aram - 04-28-2021
(04-28-2021, 01:29 PM)Peter Tremblay Wrote: Hello all,For me, Blue Spruce by far.
I have two paring chisels that I love but they were made by a friend.
IIRC they are 1/4" and 1/2"
I wanted to add to my sizes of paring chisels. Veritas doesn't seem to be making PM V11 paring chisles yet so I'm wondering what your favorites are.
I was looking at the Sorby or Blue Spruce.
I love Blue Spruce chisels but I wanted to see if you had any other recommendations.
RE: Favorite paring chisels - Philip1231 - 04-28-2021
I'll second the vote for Blue Spruce.
RE: Favorite paring chisels - AHill - 04-29-2021
Blue Spruce are very nice, indeed. I would also recommend looking at some Japanese paring chisels. I have Nishiki, which I believe Tools for Working Wood sells. I really like the long handles on the Nishiki's. I would also recommend getting a wide paring chisel, like 1.5" or more. You'd be surprised how much you will use a wide chisel. I use an Ashley Iles 2" butt chisel for that purpose. Inexpensive and I can whack on it if necessary.
RE: Favorite paring chisels - Howard Pollack - 04-29-2021
I like the Japanese long handled paring chisels also. I have several brands and they have been excellent. -Howard
RE: Favorite paring chisels - PBWilson - 04-29-2021
Are your paring chisels extra long in blade length or are they attached to the handle at an angle so that they can have the underside of the blade flat on the surface with the handle not getting in the way? I've been pondering buying a Japanese paring chisel which looks like a miniature-sized slick with a long handle.
RE: Favorite paring chisels - Derek Cohen - 04-29-2021
This is a side view of my Kiyohisa slicks ...
![[Image: aaf531ed-3c39-486b-a197-51b0c6c3af78-zpsc9d6y6zp.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/3RsZP14w/aaf531ed-3c39-486b-a197-51b0c6c3af78-zpsc9d6y6zp.jpg)
![[Image: 3.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/N0vqwHkC/3.jpg)
The Blue Spruce are great for fine, detail type work.
Regards from Perth
Derek
RE: Favorite paring chisels - mongo - 04-29-2021
Huge fan of the Blue Spruce. The 1.5 pairing chisel is probably my favorite tool in my tool box. I use it nearly every time I am in the shop. Be aware you will probably have to wait a bit for the chisels to ship.
I like them so much that I now have 7 sizes...
RE: Favorite paring chisels - bandit571 - 04-29-2021
Have, and USE 2 full sets of "Aldi"s" chisels.....they are the go-to paring chisels in my shop.....
YMMV...it is what it is....
RE: Favorite paring chisels - TomFromStLouis - 04-29-2021
I don't think I've ever handled a true paring chisel since I have three complete sets of excellent chisels and have little trouble finding one that will do what I want. I can see some advantage to that side view Derek showed us, but do I really want more chisels?
Of course I do.
