Woodworking Socket chisels
Description
A long, sturdy wood chisel that is efficient and precise for roughing out, mortising, and most joinery tasks, thanks to its excellent handling.
If you are specifically looking for a chisel suitable for making dovetail joints, click here.
General information
- Length: approx. 300 mm
- Blade length: approx. 100 mm
- Handle length: 115 mm
- Blade thickness: approx. 4 to 6 mm
- Weight: 150 g to 320 g (depending on blade width)
- Steel: Heat treated C70
- Finish: brushed, treated with camellia oil
- Cutting edge angle: 25 degrees (standard)
- Handle wood: beech/ash/service tree
- Handle attachment: socket
- Blade aligned with handle
- Striking ferrule
Price : About 75 to 120 euros
Indicative prices
Exluding shipping
On demand
What is a socket chisel?
These chisels are assembled by force-fitting a forged ferrule into a wooden handle. This attachment method, combined with riveting and gluing, ensures excellent durability for the chisel handle.
With this process, it is impossible for the handle to develop play or split during heavy-duty chopping or due to fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
I forge my chisels from C70 carbon steel, which achieves a hardness of 60–62 HRC after heat treatment.
It is an easy-to-sharpen, impact-resistant, and durable steel. Its downside is its susceptibility to oxidation, so it requires care.
The steel
For any tool, it is essential to choose a wood species suited to the task. Woods that are too porous or too brittle should be avoided. I use three different types of wood: beech, ash, and service tree. All of these are suitable for tools used with controlled striking, such as chisels, though they differ in quality and durability.
Which wood for the handle?
Beechwood offers a good grip for the chisel and is both hard and resilient enough to withstand repeated mallet blows.
Beechwood handle
Ash handle
Less prone to showing dirt than beech, ash strikes an excellent balance between flexibility, hardness, durability, and price. It reveals beautiful grain patterns when treated with Tung oil and is a wood very frequently used for handles today.
Cormier handle
Service tree wood is one of the hardest woods in Europe. Highly resistant to rot, it was used for gear components in flour mills due to its exceptional strength. Today, it is a rare wood that combines aesthetic appeal, strength, and extreme durability. The mallet will never damage the handle, given the wood's hardness and resilience. It is also heavier, shifting the balance point closer to the hand, which makes it easier to handle. Its density makes it very pleasant to hold, as the surface is exceptionally smooth. Its nearly uniform reddish hue—ranging from lighter to darker shades—gives it a very elegant appearance.
Its lateral bevels are 60 degrees, making it perfectly suited for the sharpest joints.
I usually use a sharpening angle of 25 degrees, resulting in a razor-sharp edge, though this can be adjusted to your preference.
Leather case: €17.50 for a single chisel
Leather case for multiple chisels: €50 to €95 upon request (custom-made)
I also offer leather sheaths to protect your cutting edges from the hazards of the job site or workshop.
Your initials on the tool: + €5 (upon request, for widths of 10mm and up)
Remember that all the tools I make can be customized, within reason.
Please, contact me
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