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07-08-2014, 03:48 PM #21Senior Member
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Aside from more hand finishing, it's not that far off. The blanks that are used in solingen are die forged in general and then ground.
Originally Posted by criswilson10
And yet most of the chisels I use were hand made in Solingen.
Those are just die forged and then polished. Difference in the hardening process and the grinding, but the composition of the steel and the finish hardness is probably similar (high 50s).
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07-08-2014, 07:54 PM
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Yep.
A wood chisel ideal hardness is 58-62 HRC. Hard enough to cut, soft enough to hone.
A good chisel face is usually hollow ground as well, 1/4 hollow, 1/2 hollow, full hollow, are just some of the options. The cheap ones are just straight wedges.
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