🔪 Stanley 16 981 FatMax Chisel - 2 Inch Blade for Precision Woodworking Tasks Review

In case you haven't bought one of these for your tool kit yet. You are late. This tool does everything. Just do it. you won't regret what you did.

A piece of junk. The steel shaft is completely thrown away is a joke, broke after a few hours of work with it, wouldn't recommend, looks solid from the outside but. Definitely not built to last

It's a solid piece of metal, just one, chisel point to point, to hit with a hammer. The grip is very very comfortable. This is a chisel for really hard work. Will never break

This is a great chisel for the price. It's not sharp, so if you want to use it for woodworking, you'll have to spend some time setting it up. The grip is very comfortable and both the grip and chisel can withstand some serious abuse.

This heavy duty chisel can handle heavy loads. The included plastic tag can be reused to secure the handpiece in a tool bag. I bought it to remove antique glass from old windows and free them from their jambs so I can move again. I used it the day after it arrived and it has held up well. I wouldn't use them for small details, but if you're looking for something solid this is a good choice.

My first wide chisel. Only used to finish the top. I liked the experience. The Stanley FatMax chisels are my go-to for carpentry, heavy duty work and very tough woodwork. I have a great set of Japanese chisels that I use for pairing and furniture making, but while they are sharper and will cut longer without resharpening, they are more brittle and can dent with hard work on very hard wood. The "softer" FatMax steel is less brittle and will stand up to the tougher work in these hardwoods. Their…

Most of my woodwork is done with power tools. However, you always need good tools of the trade to get the job done. I had an old set of 3 medium chisels that I used as needed. As my skills have increased I have decided to get myself a good complete set of chisels. I searched major stores, browsed catalogues, and read woodworking magazines and forums. I didn't need top-notch chisels. The Stanley FatMax chisels were reasonably priced so I bought a set of 6 tools and then 3 more sizes. I sharpened

Overall a good new chisel. I usually use very old Stanley 720s, 750s and my favorite 40 series because of the better steel. Old Stanleys are very expensive so I had to hit a set I didn't have an emotional attachment to. I bought a full set of FatMax chisels and have never looked back. The great thing about the FatMax series is the wide range of sizes available. Not your typical 4-pack in big boxes. They sharpen and hold the blade well. Not as good as the sets above, but they're a lot cheaper…

Stanley continue to make good standard wooden chisels at a reasonable price. It came almost ready to use. Since I was making a pretty good piece of furniture, I wanted the edges to be as precise and sharp as possible. Just a little effort with the terribly sharp system led to this result. The job I used this chisel on was white oak. Previous experience with this 1/2" bit's big brother has been with white pine. Neither of these applications were particularly harsh on the tools, but when I was…