Where to buy a paring chisel?

[MIGNAL]

Looks a very comfortable/ergonomic paring chisel to my eyes. Why would you need a bolster on such a chisel?

 

[morfa]

A top notch new paring chisel at a very reasonable price you can get from Wilco Flier. It's not only visually hard to beat, but functionally neither. Very nice balanced and the O1 blade has just about the right balance between sturdieness and flexibility. If there's a precision job to be done, the Flier chisel is my to go one for sure.

http://wilcoflier-toolworks.blogspot.de/

I have one of these and it's top-notch. Had to wait a few months for it to be made, but I'm very happy with it. One of my most used and most beautiful tools.

 

[JonnyW]

I did think that about the bolster, but thought that maybe it was a different chisel being talked about.

Wthout actually physically holding the 'pairing chisel', I thought it a sleek and elegant design that 'looked' as if it fit snugly into the palm of your hand. And it appears to do just that.

I may buy one.

Jonny

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Looks a very comfortable/ergonomic paring chisel to my eyes. Why would you need a bolster on such a chisel?

No reason at all for a bolster - it just looks odd and cheap without one to me.

 

[D_W]

I couldn't tell why the bolster is there on old chisels, but it probably has something to do with using a chisel for decades rather than using a chisel for a few projects.

If we have a chisel without a bolster, we can make new handles for them if that becomes an issue.

As long as there are good chisels on the used market with bolsters, I'll have them first. It's a display of the makers' skill to make those in volume (or even at all, I've certainly never made something with a forged bolster).

 

[worn thumbs]

I have several paring chisels,none with anything other than a standard tang.The one I use most often is a one inch Henry Taylor cranked chisel.My straight paring chisels hardly ever see any use.