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256600 Brent Kinsey <brentpmed@c...> 2015‑10‑09 Re: Chisel handle sizes
Peter, 
There is a unique slim sexy narrow waisted chisel handle 7th from the left
probably 3/4" firmer chisel on your picture of the "short" chisels.  Who made
that one?  I really like the handle!

Brent A Kinsey
Brentpmed@c...


On Oct 8, 2015, at 10:10 PM, Brent Beach  wrote:

> Well, I was feeling a little sorry for Peter - the poor boy only 84 chisels.
> 
> Then I noticed that these are just the Octagonal Boxwood handled subset of his
entire set. Presumably then he can fill in the holes in this limited set with
chisels with other types of handles.
> 
> On 2015-10-08 16:14, Peter McBride wrote:
>> GG's
>> Here are some pictures of my octagonal boxwood handled chisels.
>> Starting with the set of 12
>> http://www.pet
ermcbride.com/temp/oct_chisels/set.jpg
>> 
>> With the rest of the long chisels and gouges
>> http://www.pe
termcbride.com/temp/oct_chisels/long.jpg
>> 
>> and a couple of pictures of the short ones.
>> http://www.
petermcbride.com/temp/oct_chisels/short1.jpg
>> http://www.
petermcbride.com/temp/oct_chisels/short2.jpg
> 
> Brent
> Who has never laid all his chisels out in one place but knows they would not
look half as good as Peters. I will have to start haunting the auctions again,
it would appear.
> -- 
> Brent Beach
> Victoria, BC, Canada
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