NarexRichter Bevel Edge Chisel 3/8" (10mm)

Very good

The NarexRichter cryo chisel is good enough to be compared to the LieNielsen line. NR chisel is thinner, but you would only notice that if you were banging out a mortise with a dull edge. The handle and socket are comfortable but are a different shape than LieNielsen, so just depends on your hand. My hands are average, i have a slight preference for the shorter LN handle with the thicker blade, feels more stable to me. But this NR is a very close second. NR steel is quite hard, I had to sharpen through the grits a lot longer than usual. I did notice that while doing the secondary bevel there was a slight curl on the back side, noticeably more than the LN A2 steel. The chisel came polished with a fair primary bevel. The back needed a little flattening, a challenge with such hard steel. I have used this NR chisel for a few weeks for light work and do not have to continually strop the edge like my old IrwinMarples. So it holds an edge very well, similar to the LN. Overall, not quite as good as LieNielsen, but pretty close. At half the price !Update after several months ..... the NR chisels hold their edge for a long time, even after chopping out a mortise. Edge is easily refreshed by a strop with honing compound, a 30 second operation. I do not use a micro bevel but have not had to re-establish the primary bevel yet. I use Shapton glass/ceramic stones and they work great with these Narex chisels. These NR chisels compare very favorably with LieNielsen.

These are beautiful chisels with high quality fit and finish. I haven’t used it lot but so far it performs very well. For the price they are a great value.Would recommend.

Having come from some very cheap chisels, these hold an edge a lot better and make cleaner cuts. I still use the cheap ones to clear out the bulk of the waste, then switch to these for the precision work.

I have been slowly buying one at a time as needed. Incredibly sharp. Have been holding an edge well.I did the ususal flattening and my own finish sharpening. But great out of the box as well.Nice polishing and solid construction.

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