Named after the founder of Narex Bystrice, Vaclav Richter, and launched to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his company, these superb bevel edged chisels bring Narex's signature blend of high quality and low price through clever engineering to the super premium end of the woodworking chisel market.
- Made from a new type of steel, alloyed with Chromium for hardenability and Vanadium for grain reduction and enhanced toughness
- The traditional Drop-Forged Steel is treated using a cryogenic process to maximise the formation of the desirable Martensite Crystalline microstructure in the finished steel
- In layman's terms, this is well proven technology, mastered to the extent that it can compete with the latest powder metallurgy steels for performance, but at a much keener price point
- In use, the new Narex steel has slightly less stone drag than Narex's familiar CrMn (which is one of the nicest of all steels to sharpen) so it's pretty close to O1 and PMV11 for ease of sharpening
- Edge-taking is up there with the very best of them - to the extent that honing through the extra grades really pays dividends
- The biggest change is absolutely astonishing edge retention, this stuff takes absolutely ages to show even the slightest hint of dulling and can be brought back to mouthwatering sharpness in moments
- The fine grinding is so good it's almost a mirror finish - on all surfaces and there is no undesirable rounding off of the underside of the edges
- The backs of the chisels are almost optically flat
- The edges are as fine as hand ground chisels, barely there at all, making them suitable for the finest precision joinery
- The chisels are fitted with traditional pattern handles from Mr. Richter's time, made from sustainably harvested European Ash, well known for shock absorbency, lightness, strength & beautiful grain
- The handles are extremely smoothly finished and secured with a split-proof ground steel ferrule bearing the Richter logo and smartly trimmed with a thin leather bolster
- The Primary Bevel is ground at 24º and a Secondary or Micro-Bevel is advisable, depending on how the chisel is going to be used
- Blade Forged from extremely high quality CR-V Steel
- Cryogenically Treated to 62 HRc
- Extremely Fine-Ground with polished ultra-thin sides for reaching into tight spaces
- Premium Grade Ash Hardwood Handle
- Stainless Steel Polished Ferrule
- Thin Leather Bolster Washer
Available Blade Widths
- 1/8" (3mm)
- 1/4" (6mm)
- 3/8" (10mm)
- 1/2" (13mm)
- 3/4" (19mm)
- 1" (25mm)
- 1-1/2" (39mm)