Lee Valley Slick

[sp_clark]

Re: Lee Valley Slick

I've got a 2" slick around here somewhere. Had it since about 1978 I think.

Last used to scrape construction adhesive off basement's concrete walls left by the previous owner prior to "Drylok"ing it.

Tried everything I could think of to get the stuff off. Slick gave me leverage and a reasonably wide edge to bust the stuff off with.

I know it'll need some TLC & attention paid to its edge next time I want to use is as it was intended.

Doesn't have a setscrew holding the handle on either.

[Edward Pearson]

Re: Lee Valley Slick

After finding slicks too spendy I found Narex do a 1" cranked chisel for £30. I bought one for bung and dowel work on my dinghy. If I remember I ended up flush cut japanese saw and a few swipes of a plane in the end. Hardwood dowels no problem, cedar seemed hard to stop any break out. I think I needed to go around the circumference of the dowel pushing in with the chisel tip bit by bit to avoid breakout seeing how others use it. Hornbeam handle though I don't care for the staining. Just saying these are cheap and cheerfull if anybody wants a bit of small boat flush cut chisel action.

https://www.narextools.cz/en/cranked-neck-paring-chisel-8133

For the same money Two Cherries does a cranked skew (probably even better as it lowers the cutting angle even further by 5 degrees or so for end grain) plus this pointy one...

https://www.kirschen-shop.de/en/-TWO-CHERRIES-Special-chisels_c6.html

[Paul Pless]

Re: Lee Valley Slick

damn

I've got a 2" slick around here somewhere. Had it since about 1978 I think.

Last used to scrape construction adhesive off basement's concrete walls left by the previous owner prior to "Drylok"ing it.

Tried everything I could think of to get the stuff off. Slick gave me leverage and a reasonably wide edge to bust the stuff off with.

I know it'll need some TLC & attention paid to its edge next time I want to use is as it was intended.

Doesn't have a setscrew holding the handle on either.

[John Meachen]

Re: Lee Valley Slick

After finding slicks too spendy I found Narex do a 1" cranked chisel for £30. I bought one for bung and dowel work on my dinghy. If I remember I ended up flush cut japanese saw and a few swipes of a plane in the end. Hardwood dowels no problem, cedar seemed hard to stop any break out. I think I needed to go around the circumference of the dowel pushing in with the chisel tip bit by bit to avoid breakout seeing how others use it. Hornbeam handle though I don't care for the staining. Just saying these are cheap and cheerfull if anybody wants a bit of small boat flush cut chisel action.

https://www.narextools.cz/en/cranked-neck-paring-chisel-8133

For the same money Two Cherries does a cranked skew (probably even better as it lowers the cutting angle even further by 5 degrees or so for end grain) plus this pointy one...









https://www.kirschen-shop.de/en/-TWO...hisels_c6.html

I reach for my Henry Taylor cranked chisels more often than any others.The handle is offset enough that there is comfortable clearance for fingers beneath the handle.

[Peerie Maa]

Re: Lee Valley Slick

After finding slicks too spendy I found Narex do a 1" cranked chisel for £30. I bought one for bung and dowel work on my dinghy. If I remember I ended up flush cut japanese saw and a few swipes of a plane in the end. Hardwood dowels no problem, cedar seemed hard to stop any break out. I think I needed to go around the circumference of the dowel pushing in with the chisel tip bit by bit to avoid breakout seeing how others use it. Hornbeam handle though I don't care for the staining. Just saying these are cheap and cheerfull if anybody wants a bit of small boat flush cut chisel action.

https://www.narextools.cz/en/cranked-neck-paring-chisel-8133

For the same money Two Cherries does a cranked skew (probably even better as it lowers the cutting angle even further by 5 degrees or so for end grain) plus this pointy one...









https://www.kirschen-shop.de/en/-TWO...hisels_c6.html

These guys just use a sharp axe.

Watch right to the end.