GG's

I have to agree with Nathaniel at least in principal. I have chisels by
every maker that has been mentioned and perhaps a few more. In that lot
of chisels, there have been good and bad from almost all makers. I am
not a fan of TH Witherby, even though some of the shapes I have are very
useful. I have a Swan, a Berg, Stanley 750's & 720's, Everlasts, Millers
Falls with and without the steel striking head, Greenlee, DR Barton,
Worth, and probably more that I haven't thought of.

I guess it comes down to what works for you. There will be no Chinese
chisels in my arsenal if I can help it, but I'll try anything else and
keep what works the best for me. My belief is that all of the makers
made good chisels, just some better than others and as the saying goes
in football, "Any team can beat any other team on any given day."

FWIW. Bruce Z. Kearney, MO

Nathaniel wrote in part:
> Secondly, I do not feel comfortable specifically stating that any one
> maker is better than any other. The primary reason for this is that
> such a statement is very hard to prove.

> I think every tool has to be judged on it's own merits, taking some
> generalizations into account.

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