Norman is a real person and is our expert head
of Quality Assurance. Norman appears here to
bring to your attention features, technical or
quality issues.
More importantly the reasons why, on
occasions, it's worth paying a little more for a
product that may look similar to a cheaper
alternative but is much better.
norman says
All quality wood chisels (Draper or otherwise) are shipped with only the 'grinding angle' ground.
They will need to be fine honed to give the 'cutting angle' with an oil stone prior to and periodically during use.
A Honing Guide (Stock No. 12400) will help you achieve the perfectly
even angled cutting edge, as below.
