Bench Chisel Set - 6 Piece Reviews

3.6 Rating 19 Reviews

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DP From Tempe

Verified Reviewer

“I bought these chisel based on the reviews that the steel was good and hard, also knowing that they may need some work. Needing some work was an understatement. It took upwards of 2.5 hours to get all these ready for use with a mechanical worksharp 3000 sharpener. The backs were no where near flat and spent the majority of the time just getting them flat. The bevels did not take long as I finished those on wet diamond stones and a leather strap. They hold and extremely sharp edge and tend to hold up with use. I would recommend these to anyone, but just be aware they do take some time to get them ready.”

5 Helpful Report

Posted 5 years ago

“These really do feel and function like high quality chisels. Steel holds a nice edge, handles feel great. My problem is that the backs aren't flat. I don't mean that they should be expected to be flat or sharp coming out of the box, I expected to flatten and sharpen them, but on a couple of the chisels they backs are really out of "flat". The 1" chisel specifically is flared up on one edge right at the cutting edge. I spent 30 minutes trying to flatten it out with little progress. I even bought a nice new diamond plate to try and speed up the progress, but you'd expect when buying premium chisels that you'd at least be able to reasonably get the cutting edge flattened in a reasonable amount of time”

4 Helpful Report

Posted 5 years ago

JH From Bixby

Verified Reviewer

“I got this set for Christmas and am very disappointed. 4 of the chisels are out of square and 4 of them have chips in the tip. Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to inspect them all and ended up using one without doing so. So, somehow I'm going to have to regrind a new edge on at least 4 chisels, all without any access to a grinder.I 'm sure at this point they won't take them back since it's been 6 months and I've used one. I doubt I'll ever buy anything Woodriver again.”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 6 years ago

Ws From Meherrin

Verified Reviewer

“i was very happy with chisels.it did take me about 2 hours to get all 6 chisels flat and very sharp but now i feel like i have a good set of chisels.”

1 Helpful Report

Posted 6 years ago

“Iâ€™ve got to spend hours flattening the backs. Out of 8 chisels, not a single one was anywhere near flat. The backs are wavy and uneven to the extreme. Iâ€™m using a Trend 300/1000 stone and itâ€™s not doing the job. Iâ€™ve got to go back to Woodcraft and get a coarser stone just so I can flatten these chisels, if I donâ€™t return them.”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 7 years ago

SL From New Castle

Verified Reviewer

“These chisel are what you pay for! They require lots of time flattening the backs and attempting to square the face edges. I was able to get them pretty sharp after about three hours and an entire bottle of honing compound. The beveled edges that run down the sides of the chisel aren't even close to equal is size and most of them had small chips in the front edge. These are only good for small quick tasks that you don't want to use your good chisels for.”

1 Helpful Report

Posted 7 years ago

“I purchased a set of these chisels and was looking forward to using them to build my new work bench for my shop. I took these chisels home and the first thing I did was sharpen them to a razor sharp edge (used a Japanese 8000 grit stone for final sharpening). Everything was going great until I started using the 3/4 chisel and snapped it right in half within 20min of using it. These things are cheep and made very poorly. I will be returning these chisels for a full refund and taking my business somewhere else.”

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Posted 8 years ago

DT From SOUTH PARK

Verified Reviewer

“First of all, they come in a nice box for storage. They look good, and feel good in the hand. The steel, whatever it is, is very hard so they take a great edge and seem to hold it well. The big problem out of the box is they need a LOT of work to make them usable. The backs especially need quite a bit of flattening. They were all out by at least a few thousands along the entire length of the back and had a noticeable twist. The 1/4" one was especially bad. You will need a couple hours to get these ready for work. Good news is that once you put in the necessary time they cut as good as a $300 set and you only need to do the backs once. Maybe the edge won't hold up as well as the top-end chisels, but they don't cost top-end either. After doing the main bevel at 30 degrees and a micro bevel at 35 degrees I could get a glass smooth finish on pine endgrain with hardly any effort. Nothing to sneeze at there. After chopping a few dovetails in 1/2" cherry there was no burr on the edge of the bevel, and the 1/2" one I used still sliced paper like a razor. A good sign for the future. Bottom line, even at $89 they are a good buy, and when Woodcraft puts them on sale 20% off, a great buy.”

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Posted 8 years ago