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reikimaster · 01-20-2008, 07:12 AM

Anyone done this? How bad would this be for my Marples bench chisels? I don't have any mortising chisels excelt for one real old 1/4" one and the mortises I'll be making are huge (for my workbench base). Like... 4-1/2" x 1-1/2" and all the way through a 5" square leg.

I did a couple practice runs yesterday and discovered it was much faster to just mark 'em and chop 'em rather than mark 'em, pre-drill, and then try and clean them up. Setting up to pre-drill is a pain because I just have a bench drill press.

Should I spend $40 for a mortising chisel knowing it will get almost no use after this? I sure don't have a router bit long enough to attempt this.

Whatcha think?

01-20-2008, 07:12 AM	#1
reikimaster Registered User Forum Geek Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 233 View reikimaster's Gallery	Report This Post! chopping mortises with bench chisels? Anyone done this? How bad would this be for my Marples bench chisels? I don't have any mortising chisels excelt for one real old 1/4" one and the mortises I'll be making are huge (for my workbench base). Like... 4-1/2" x 1-1/2" and all the way through a 5" square leg. I did a couple practice runs yesterday and discovered it was much faster to just mark 'em and chop 'em rather than mark 'em, pre-drill, and then try and clean them up. Setting up to pre-drill is a pain because I just have a bench drill press. Should I spend $40 for a mortising chisel knowing it will get almost no use after this? I sure don't have a router bit long enough to attempt this. Whatcha think?
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