Veritas chisels review. Pm v11 bench chisels these chisels are among the first edge tools milled from pm v11 steel an innovative proprietary alloy. Overall the performance of the veritas chisels is on par with the best western style chisels in my 2008 review fww 200. Stuck on whether to invest in high qualiy premium chisels or stick with the more affordable ones. How they feel in the hand.
Veritas heat treats the maple handlescrystallizing the sugars to make them even harderturning them varying shades of brown so dont be alarmed if your chisels dont match. After reading about chisels for days and days i have ordered a veritas pm v11 chisel. Using the veritas chisels. Featured in this comparison were everything from aldi chisels harborfreight chisels irwinmarples narex stanleysweetheart lienielsen and veritas for lee valley tools.
The o1 steel was easy to sharpen to a keen edge which held up well in my tests. Veritas has already announced that they are working on a new powdered metal version of these same chisels. I thought i would share how i came to the decision. Chisels from veritas tools.
In the end it came down to one thing sharpening. Precision made in our own machine shop these chisels are milled from pm v11 steel rc61 63 an innovative proprietary alloy. Although the blade is longer than the stanley the stanley has as much steel owing to its use of a full socket. Show full review detailed ratings.
Indeed the thicknesses of the blades are very comparable. And if you can afford the increased price the chisels made with veritass new pm v11 steel would be a worthy upgrade. Apparently this powdered metal will change the rules of the a2 o1 game and make a revolutionary leap forward in edge sharpness and durability. In a nutshell the veritas chisels feel very similar to a stanley with long handle.