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Unfortunately at some point ‘old tools’ became a thing on ebay and the prices went up. I bought a set of 8 old style Marples chisels for a tenner years ago, you won’t find them at that price any more. I’ve examined the Irwin set you linked to in the shop and they are excellent. A cabinet maker would want to put some hours in polishing the backs to take off the machining marks but their out of the box sharp alternative costs £80 (for a single one inch chisel from Lie Nielsen, for example).
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I blame that YouTube dude who restores rusty shit.
Good to have an endorsement for those Irwins.
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I have the Irwin Marples split proof bevelled chisel set. “Not as good as they used to be” according to the old blokes in the workshop but they said that of almost everything. They sharpen and hold their edge more than well enough for anything I’ve ever used them for.
Flattening the back is key for any chisel. Didn’t take too long with the set IIRC.
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Thanks.
Last time I looked on eBay it didn't really seem worth it vs a set of Magnusson ones from Screwfix. Probably gonna grab these as they have a free honing guide that sounds like it could be hit or miss, but I reckon should still be able to be made to work.
They're the sort of thing that I'd normally try and get at car boot sales. But the seasons over now. There was a lovely full set at the last one I went to, but they weren't super cheap I didn't have the cash at the time.