Ashley Iles Dovetail Chisel 1/4" (6mm)

The ¼" (6mm) and ⅜" (9mm) Ashley Iles Dovetail chisels are the workhorses of the dovetail chisel set for chopping and paring away material.

The ¼" (6mm) dovetail chisel offers such slight resistance that you are unlikely to need extra persuasion, even in very hard timbers (we tested them in kiln dried Iroko).

The ⅜" (9mm) dovetail chisel takes a little more pressure, but responds well to a light kiss with a mallet if necessary.

With these chisels we do advocate trying them with the original 25 degree bevel angle rather than going straight to secondary bevels. The steel is up to the job and the ease with which they will pare endgrain is a pleasure to behold.