NAREX - Skew Chisels (Rating: 3)
Lee Valley part 10S15.17
Pro's
Very inexpensive at the introductory price.
Can take a very sharp edge.
Comfortable handle, decent balance…reasonable workers.
Con's
Tons of lapping required, deep machining marks on back, not exactly flat.
Overall, I'm okay with what I paid, and I did save myself the time of having to make skew chisels at the grinding wheel…but the machining marks were a lot of work.
Once set up they are pretty good, but don't expect them to be users right out of the box.
Lee Valley part 10S15.17
Pro's
Very inexpensive at the introductory price.
Can take a very sharp edge.
Comfortable handle, decent balance…reasonable workers.
Con's
Tons of lapping required, deep machining marks on back, not exactly flat.
Overall, I'm okay with what I paid, and I did save myself the time of having to make skew chisels at the grinding wheel…but the machining marks were a lot of work.
Once set up they are pretty good, but don't expect them to be users right out of the box.