Chisels

[Rum_Pirate]

What are the best type of wood working chisels to purchase?

Straight edge, not carving chisels, to be used on Cedar, marine plywood and Douglas Fir.

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

You want Bob Smalser to answer.

[Thorne]

You'll have to pick a price range, and decide if you must buy new or can scout around on eBay.

See the similar threads listed at the bottom of this page for MUCH more info...

[Captain Blight]

In a single sentence, socket mortise chisels are a great all-around choice and are readily available used and on eBay.

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

and.... look at the www.leevalley.com catalogue and see what they say about their various chisel sets...

[Rum_Pirate]

Thank all. A great help as usual. I almost have too much information. I have to do a lot of reading now.

[Jay Greer]

Although I prefer Japanese chisels for my fine work, I would never use them on plywood. A set of medium priced chisels such as Marples Bench Chisels will suffice for cutting plywood and an occasional nail as well as working reasonably well for a variety of work. When it comes to cedar and similar woods nothing beats a good Japanese socket chisel.
Jay