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