Spent $80 on a good set of chisels and it fixed my dovetail frustration

Been fighting with cheap hardware store chisels for two years and finally dropped cash on some decent Narex ones. Has anyone else noticed how much easier layout work gets when your tools actually hold an edge?

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ellis.rose1d ago

Tbh my buddy got some Narex chisels and called it a "life changing week in the shop.

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walker.hayden1d ago

Started sharpening one up for a buddy last week and nicked my thumb something good. Blood everywhere, had to stop and wrap it up with a shop rag. Now every time I reach for a chisel I think about that moment instead of the clean cut I was hoping for. Funny how a little accident can just take over your whole memory of a tool.