I seem to recollect being advised to buy old second-hand from market stalls, preferably a good Sheffield name. This I did, and have not been disappointed. They mustn't be too rusty, though...
Yours, Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hartig" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:11 PM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] chisels for lutherie > > Hi all, > > I'm looking to upgrade some of my starting lutherie tools, > specifically my chisels (Marples Blue Chip -- which seem to have > their edges chip out far too often!). I'm wondering what type of > chisels others recommend, including specifics around shapes/design, > edge-holding capability, hardness, etc. that they have found useful > for lutherie. > > Advice, anyone? > > Thanks in advance, > Andrew > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
