Following on my own post, I checked 3 more 'paring' chisels for 
thickness data points.

New long Narex paring chisels from LV (perfect length for end-grain 
paring on a low bench) 0.22" at the tip

E.A. Berg 1" tang BE bench chisel w 2-1/4" of steel remaining, a fat 0.11"

E.A. Berg BE chisel w 4-1/4" steel remaining, 0.13" ( a reindeer hair 
over 1/8th)

No doubt the shorter Berg lost some thickness in flattening & honing.  I 
have another in very similar condition.

I'd be interested to know the thickness of NOS Bergs, as I don't have 
any :-(

Don


On 12/16/2014 11:25 PM, Don Schwartz wrote:
> On 2014-12-16 6:38 PM, Ron Harper wrote:
>> thin paring chisels
> Darryl, Ed:
>
> How thin are these chisels? How much do they taper in thickness?
>
> Reason I ask is I have 3 vintage chisels which I consider to be 
> parers, and they're all different, though of similar length blades 
> (app 8in).
>
> Marples boxwood handled BE, which tapers from about 7/32 to 5/32 in. 
> at the tip,
>
> Moulson Bros cranked which tapers from 11/64 at the crank to 7/64 in. 
> at the tip, and
>
> unidentified cranked which tapers from 3/16 to 5/32 in.
>
> The Moulson Bros is fairly bendy, the Marples not at all.
>
> Don