Marples M444 SB6 Premium 6-Piece Chisel Set Review

First of all, these are not real Marples. Just a Chinese remake of them under Irvine. Now there is nothing wrong with Chinese made tools, there are some very good sets like the MKC and Windsor brands that are made abroad for about $20 or less and have much better steel than these Irwins. It's just made wrong, so even though you have a solid plastic grip (although the paint bleeds), the steel doesn't last as long and the shaft is pretty brittle. Chocolate. Some of them are fine and some require…

I ordered these from Revain and delivery was quick as usual. The box that the bits come in is pretty flimsy and cheap. Don't let the fact that these bits come with a storage box influence your purchasing decision. I've heard good things about these parts from friends and neighbors who had them but never saw them until I received my Revain order. The chisel handles are hard plastic, but upon closer inspection of my chisels, one of them had a crack in the plastic. Part of the plastic is missing…

I needed to replace my old unnamed 3 piece wood chisel set and stumbled across this set while looking for something better. Before I finally bought a bench grinder—something I've lived without for too long—my local ACE service center has been doing basic grind jobs for the past decade, most recently for a little over $10. Idiot, I could have bought better base bits from ACE for less! Give this beautiful surprise set of IRWIN quality (actually the famous Maples brand acquired by IRWIN), in a…

I read the reviews before ordering and someone said they advertise these chisels as Marples but when they arrive they are actually Irwin stamped on the handles. As they were bought and shipped from the UK I thought I'd take the risk anyway and sure enough, the pens say Irwin. I could find the same Irwin chisels for about $20 less; I'll just suck it up and leave her. They are solid chisels for what I need them for. I am a trained carpenter; I will use them to clean the grooves and remove bits of