Mortise chisels?

[derekcohen]

The new Veritas mortice chisels are very good. I've been testing them at a pre-production level for some time. The blade is deeper than the Ray Isles (which Inhave used for many years), which are also excellent. The deeper blade and very sharp lands create a lot of control and tidy work. Either of these are lifetime tools. However, should you only do occasional mortices, and have the Narex, I'm sure they will be good enough.

With regard something to wack a mortice chisel, no round mallets please. They lose energy. What you want is the directed force from a flat faced  - heavy - joinery mallet.

Regards from Perth

Derek