I'm no chisel expert but I needed a masonry chisel to break through a wall of glass blocks without breaking the blocks. It worked fine. I liked the idea of protecting hands and it worked (at least) a couple of times while I was working :) . The chisel itself looks nicely balanced and holds up well to the hammer blows I've used. I was quite surprised to find that the vibrations had no effect on my hand. In fact, it wasn't until some time later that I realized that everything was fine with my hand. I gave it four stars because I find it impossible to "love" a chisel.