Irwin Marples M444 Blue Chip Bevel Edge Chisel - Set of 6, MAR444S6

A really rather nice set that appears to have been made by Marples of Sheffield, which are that rare thing, a British family firm with a reputation for quality. Time will tell if that holds true, but, for the price, these represent very good value for money, and the wooden case is a lovely bonus.

These Irvin Marples chisels are of high quality and come packaged in a wooden storage box that holds them securely, although in mine an internal wooden strip to hold the chisels in place had become detached and needed re-gluing but this was not a problem with the chisels.Chisels come in the following sizes: 6, 10, 12, 18, 25, & 32mm and arrive ready for use, and that means extra sharp so be careful when initially opening the box. The chisels sit in the hand comfortably and have a 'nice' weight to them, this leads to a good level of control when they are in use. I have yet found the need for resharpening but will make sure that I use my honing guide to get the correct angle on the bevel. Overall a good product and I would highly recommend them.

Nicely presented entry level chisel set. They seem good quality and not bad value for the number of chisels. Could do with a 1 + 3/4 or 2" chisel as well and it would have been excellent. I decided to buy another larger old ward chisel separately for bigger mortices like sash locks and for hinges. I checked the bevels with my starrett and they all came at about 23-24° out of the box. So i used my shapton ceramic stone to grind a secondary bevel of 2-3° more, then I finished on a strop at super fine grit for a very small tertiary bevel. The first chisel I tried to sharpen took a gouge out of my ceramic stone due to a burr from the factory machining process. So I bought a very course diamond stone to start the secondary bevels before going onto the medium grit ceramic. They cut extremely well after this. It makes my carpentry course fun, just waiting for my next chance to use my super sharp chisels. But I can't say how long the edge will last because I just sharpen them at the end of the day anyway to keep them perfect. Overall I'm very happy with my first chisel set, but they are still an entry-level set and needed a bit of work out of the box. From here I will likely just accrue random high quality chisels here and there over the years. I don't mind having to buy the various sharpening stones as these will also last me many years and keep my planes razor sharp. Some other basic chisel kits come with oil stones and honing guides but the quality is not very good.

Nice sharp tools, helped me to get the job done without too much trauma. Nice tidy box for putting away and finding again when I need them

Had looked everywhere for a chisel set that came in the nice wooden box as a gift. This was perfect, good price and its marples so the quality is always there.

Kids grandparents was happy with them

Well presented great tools Irwin never let me down yet

Nice set of reasonably priced chisels in an attractive wooden box. Pity that the chisels are sat in a plastic tray!