I had intended to post this latest set of small Dovetail chisels earlier this week but a very close encounter with a tornado delayed things a bit. The line of storms that ripped thru the southeast Sunday night to early Monday morning caused a lot of havoc. We were awakened at 2:00 am Monday morning by our phones instructing us to "TAKE SHELTER NOW!!!"
We heard the distinctive roar of the tornado as we were standing in our bedroom closet and then it was over. We made the assumption that the tornado had passed over in the upper atmosphere. The next morning revealed a much different reality.
The tornado was a mile wide and was on the ground for 10 miles. The edge of the swath of destruction it left was literally 100 yards from our house. We were unbelievably lucky. Less than 2 miles from our property a house was moved from it's foundation intact and deposited in the middle of a state highway. Just a bit too close to OZ.
We were without power or cell service for 2 days. Obviously that wasn't much of an inconvenience compared to the devastating effect the storm had on the lives of the people in the path of destruction.
Now about the chisels. This is a 4 piece set and as I like to have all the handles in a set from the same piece of wood, I could only coax 4 handles from this piece of wood. This is especially true of Desert Ironwood. It can be so different from one blank to the next.
The blades in this set are made from New Old Stock Sheffield England oil hardening tool steel.
The sizes in this set are 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" and 1/2". The way I layout dovetails this would be an ideal set for me as I rarely need a 3/16" wide chisel. The overall length is approximately 6". They vary slightly in length as a result of tang configuration and how far back they are ground to get in to the best metal at the tip. They come with a polished back and the bevels are honed to working sharpness.
As is typical of the chisels with Desert Iron wood handles these are priced at $95.00 each with a $5 per chisel discount for the purchase of the entire set making the total for the set $360.
If interested in purchasing contact me at: ronbrese1@gmail.com
Once sold I will edit the post title indicating so.
Be safe and enjoy the extra time we have at home these days,
Ron
