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   BrentS | Mar 18, 2005 02:22am | #1

   Do you meen the bevel tapers or that the sides of the chisels taper. The bevels tapering might be just the way they are designed, but if the sides taper you've got a problem.

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   paretsky | Mar 18, 2005 06:54am | #2

   It's the sides of the chisels. I haven't checked them all yet, but at least a few of them have this issue. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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   BrentS | Mar 18, 2005 12:53pm | #3

   If the side edges are not square with the cutting bevel of your chisels send them back to LV. This really surprises me though,their quality control is usually top notch.You have nothing to worry about as their customer service is one of the best in the industry.

                                              Brent

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   garyl | Mar 25, 2005 03:34am | #4

   You may have what is called a " Skew Chesil."

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   Peter36 | Mar 25, 2005 02:16pm | #6

   I think he is saying that the sides taper in and not the tip.

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   highfigh | Mar 25, 2005 11:56am | #5

   Can you post a picture to show this problem?

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   paretsky | Feb 09, 2007 09:59am | #7

   Well, two years later and I'm finally getting around to revisiting this.To summarize my original question from March, 2005 I have a set of chisels from Lee Valley that taper from base to tip (they are narrower at the bevel end than at the other end). I'm attaching a picture to illustrate what I see when I hold a square up against the side of the chisel.My question is, is this normal, or do I have a bad set of chisels?"Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, not the rat!!"
   Rizzo the Rat, A Muppet Christmas Carol