Premium 50 mm (2 Inch) Chisel with Hornbeam Handles 811650

I must admit I wasn't expecting much from an inexpensive chisel, and anticipated doing a LOT of work to it to get it up to speed, but this guy was in terrific shape right out of the box. It had a fantastic finish on it, nearly polished, the back was flat and the edge was square, consistently ground, and nearly sharp straight from the factory. It took me about 10 minutes to final sharpen it and dress the bevel. The handle wood is tight, well shaped, and free of defects. It feels comfortable in the hand and performed some test cuts flawlessly. We shall see about edge retention soon, but even if it is a bit soft, I generally am very gentle on my chisels so I think it will be a welcome addition to my chest of tools. In short, this is a fantastic slick and for under $30 it's a real gem.

Having so amny Narex chisels, this has taken hours to flatten the back, and to sharpen. Approx 9 hours of sharpening and flattening, but once completed is a great chisel, think the quality control needs sorting to avoid the customer having to spend so long with the shapening stone. Would have returned is I was not so far away, living in Malaysia

I am some what conflicted in my feelings about this chisel. Of course it needs sharpening and back flattened. Here is where the first problem arose, it took a long time to dress bottom of this chisel, a long time, mostly I supposed due to its width. Once chisel was sharp I set about using to deepen cut lines for housing groove. This is where problem two came up, edge of chisel was fracturing, resharpened and tried again , same results. After third attempt raised angle a couple degrees, not as bad now. One more time and it seems okay for now. Overall this will work for its intended purpose I think, I did tests in pine. I like having wide chisel for this purpose, for me it makes staying on line easier ( failing eye sight) and doesn't move wall if done correctly. The handle is big and ugly in my opinion but doesn't effect performance. Sides are well ground with fairly thin edges, if that matters. For the price this is a good deal if it can hold an edge.

Worked really well for me right out of the packaging. Will do some typical chisel tweaking but no complaints about the quality. The steel is great, the balance is good, and the hornbeam handle feels really nice in the hand. I didn’t expect to be so impressed by this chisel but I was. I do suggest smoothing out the sides of the blade as they are a bit too sharp and could cut you while in use.

Used this for several months now. The chisel quality is good. Steel quality is good - It sharpens well and holds an edge better than I would have expected for the use I give it (Construction Framing). The wood on the handle is quality also. The problem I have with this chisel is the ergonomics. I find the balance to be poor, handle shape to be clumsey. My standard series Narex chisels are way easier to work with and seem to be of the same quality materials. I actually prefer my cheap Buck Bros. chisel to this Narex Premium, just (only) for ease of handling.

Great chisel for the price. It needed to be squared a little bit and resharpened, but it holds a nice edge. I'm using it for timber framing, and for shallow mortises and general cleanup, it's a pleasure to use.

Took a lot of effort to get the back flat. Otherwise, pretty happy...

great item well made for the price you can not beat it and then some.Needs some work to fine tune, not much. They all need fine tuning.

It’s a thing of beauty I’d get two if I could afford it