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262192 Brent A Kinsey <brentpmed@c...> 2017‑04‑22 Re: Are Stanley chisels too brittle?
I have a set of the clear yellow handle Stanley's I bough 25 years ago, and
while they are a tad soft, I have never found them to be brittle.  I keep mine
clean and sharpened up for benchwork but they are the ones I take to
construction projects and let others use because it doesn't kill me to have to
grind them back if necessary.  They have been a decent chisel for me.  Not as
good as my marples blue chip, not nearly as good as my variety of older wooden
handle chisels, but decent.

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