The very best thing about them is that the steel is designed to work at red-heat. Normally the grinding of a chisel is a very precarious process as any over heating of the tip will destroy it's temper (requiring a complete regrind to remove the affected portion) - these chisels love it!
Some of the handles are a little messy, I would like to get them a little more professional looking but, once they've been used a bit they all look the same anyhow!

The first two were actually birthday presents for Sarah to complete a set that her Dad gave her;




All the others have been made with more traditional Ash handles, as I use them most days I didn't go to the same lengths to finish them off as nicely. The first is a strangely named 'Skewchigouge' (skew chisel & gouge in one) - copied straight from the Axminster catalogue.



The next is a shorty, (maybe this should have been for Sarah...), yet to be ground for use as I can't decide which of three options to go for but, it'll either be specially for beads or coving.

Next one is a square ended scraper, very useful for narrow openings - bottom of narrow bowls, egg cups etc.



The last 2 are; this very thin parting tool,


....& this large scraper which is work in progress - the tang needs lengthening before fitting into the handle and the end needs to be rounded on one corner for finishing larger bowls.

But, it hasn't been all play and no work! I finished this small Oak bedside cabinet/table for a lady, unfortunately it went before I could get decent pics - a dark dingy woodshed isn't the best place to take pictures but, it was raining outside so I had no choice!

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