Review on Bahco 425 12 Chisel Wooden Handle by Joe Calabro

If you're a carpenter, you've undoubtedly grown fond of Lie Nielsen's well-made, expensive chisels. I have two of these and they are excellent. You may own, or at least have tried, some of the high quality handcrafted Japanese chisels. I inherited some of them and they are just fantastic! Most people, even experienced carpenters, don't realize how good these Bahco chisels are. will. (before 1900) He used them in his violin shop for six decades. I remember learning to re-braid bows when I was 12 years old. I had to use one of those thin chisels to precisely cut the caps for the tip and crosses. This old chisel was given to him by his teacher when he was an apprentice. In over a century of use, it has been sharpened so many times that the blade is only an inch long. However, it still cut the cross grain so cleanly that the wood was as smooth as glass. After finding out that Bahco had taken over Sandvik and are now making these bits I tried one of these. I am absolutely amazed by the quality! Durometer with tip. The steel of these bits is approximately RC 59 or higher. (SOME OF THE LITTLE ONE ARE RC 62!) This means they hold a good edge but can be sharpened quickly. The grain structure is VERY fine, allowing them to be microhoned down to 0.03 microns. That means you can make them VERY TERRIBLELY HOT! Having to replace my entire collection of hard-earned tools on a tight budget, I thought long and hard before deciding on these Bahco chisels. After trying one, I bought the whole set. Now that I'm approaching retirement age, you can honestly count on me. I have a lot of experience with bits. These are great parts and an incredible deal. try it yourself Test it for hardness at any machine shop. Once you've leveled the back and sanded it as sharp as possible, look at the edge under a microscope. Cut hard softwood across the grain. If you sharpen it well, you will see that the wood looks smooth and shiny. Strike the purple, ebony, or lignum vitae a dozen times with a chisel and examine the edge again. You will learn how a great chisel works. They are NOT as hard as white or even blue steel Japanese chisels, but they are not as brittle and difficult to sharpen. They cost one-half to one-third the cost of premium Western bits, but offer 98% of that premium performance. I bought the whole 10 piece set for $134. For small woodwork on a budget, they and Narex are the best. I discovered.