Time to Try Something Different
By the beginning of this year, my most often used chisel, an A2 Steel, 1/2 inch Lie-Nielsen Bevel Edge Socket Chisel, had reached the end of it's usable life in my shop. Rather than replace it with another Lie-Nielsen, I decided to try a different brand. I was just beginning to use hand tools when I bought this chisel back in 2013. At the time, I was drawn to the bomb-proof socket design and shrugged off the potential for handles that might fall out with every swing of the we