My favorite notching chisel is a Japanese paring chisel - much like the one you are looking at. I just love it. The laminated steel is nice - easy sharpening. I use the Tormek system. Excellent and easy to use. I've had it for several years and am not looking for anything else. I have a full set of top-of-the-line Shapton ceramic stones for sale. http://www.shaptonstones.com/stones/profseries.php They work great, but unfortunately it they require some basic level of sharpening skills. So out they go and in comes the Tormek! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Well, I have a slow speed wide sharpening wheel (wet) for the rough work, > and a couple older stones that need replacing. I have pretty much decided > on ordering the Japanese chisels I posted... white steel seems to come > highly recommended from a lot of holds. Stones I'm going to order tonite > as well. I get the message folks.... mirror sharp makes for good work and > lets a beginner at this job like myself have an outside chance of making > things look like I've been at it all my life. > > But Terry my friend..., since you asked the question first... let me > throw it back at you. What do you use ? > > Tomak, which came through on another post, is made in Sweden I > understand... just around the corner. I have a feeling I am going to like > this kind of work, so I doubt it will be long before I spend some bucks on > some new tools :) > > Cheers > RicB
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