Unboxing the three types of chisels you really need (probably) 

That's great advice, thank you!

@@PeoplesCarpenter a protractor? Put it on the flat edge and check it.

What @TomsBackyardWorkshop said

Best is not penci line but knife line - it is more acurate then thick pencil line

Thanks - I haven't heard of MHG, but I'll look into them.

@@PeoplesCarpenter I don´t know if any stores where you live have them, but probably not. You can ask per email if they ship to your country. I´ve tried many chisels but those are really good value for the money.

@@Christopher_Giustolisi I've discovered that Fine Tools in Australia sell them, so I may be in luck.

@@PeoplesCarpenter Lucky you. Do they sell all of them? I do almost all of my work with their standard firmer chisels. Here in Germany that´s the standard for all kinds of woodworking trades and Germans being german, they have a norm for chisels (DIN 5139) They don´t look like much but I like the handles and the steel is the same good stuff they use on their other tools.

Thank you so much. Comments like these really motivate me to create more content.

Yeah, that's what I discovered. The seller had just assumed that any saw with a rigid spine is called a "tenon saw." I should have checked the dimensions before buying it! But you're right, it's a nice piece all the same.

@@PeoplesCarpenter be a nice restoration video

Yes, that's exactly what happened here. I've spoken with the seller since making this video, and he tells me he just thought it was called a tenon saw because of the steel back.

I agree - as I said in the video, you definitely could cut a mortise with one of the other chisels in the video, but it wouldn't be quite as well suited. I suppose by "need," I mean need in order to have the right tools for the jobs you're most likely to do, as opposed to a tool that will get you by.

@@PeoplesCarpenter It's not a compromise. Bevel edged chisels are all you need, and an amateur is unlikely to get any benefit at all from having a set of mortice chisels.

As a hobbyist who only do woodworking for fun and mental wellbeing, my take is there's a big difference between needing those chisels and "needing" those chisels 😉 I started out with a set of Stanley bench chisels, and the reality is that you can do everything you need to do with just those (including dovetails and mortices). I've since upgraded to a set of nice bevel chisels that have all but replaced my Stanley chisels. There's nothing really I can do with those that I can't do with the Stanleys, but it's a much more enjoyable experience. I've also added a couple of mortices chisels to the arsenal, and although I really don't need them, and rarely use them, it feels really satisfying whenever I get the chance to use them. So I definitely "need" all of them.