MHG Chisels

The chisel maker MHG in Thüringen manufactures high quality, carefully-made chisels.

MHG’s new series of short chisels have an oiled wood handle - a feature many wood workers have been waiting for from this manufacturer. These chisels are finished to a very high standard of craftsmanship. The blades are polished, and then the blade's face is ground flat again. This does two things: the blades' side edges are every so slightly rounded by the polishing process, but the chisels' faces are flat, as they must be for the finest work.

The new series is manufactured using a new forging process, which adds significantly to the toughness and elasticity of the blade, and allows for a surprisingly long-lasting edge. Through a combination of compression and heat treatment, the alloy-steel blades attain a level of performance that was up till now difficult to find outside of the highest-end hand-forged tools. The blades are hardened to 61 HRC (+/- 1) along their entire working length. Now availbale. Regular MHG Chisels

Relatively Short Chisels with Oiled Ash Handle

The blade is polished and then the face flattened a second time. The MHG chisels lie nicely in the hand, and the handles are comfortable in use for a variety of different hand sizes. They are shorter than normal chisels, but not so short as what one would normally call a butt chisel. In length, they are closer to what one normally finds in Japanese chisels. As with Japanese chisels, this intermediate length brings the hand close to the work, allowing for a very fine feel for the wood and extraordinarily precise work. We find these chisels as versatile as normal-length chisels, as long as the working depth does not exceed the blade length of 70 mm. Enlargement

The total length is only 205 mm, and the ground section of the blade is about 70 mm long. The handles are 38 mm at their thickest point. Wood is a natural product and so the color and grain of the handles can vary from each other and the photos provided here.

Blade width	Order nr.	Price
4 mm	308504	^✱€ 9.00
6 mm	308506	^✱€ 9.00
8 mm	308508	^✱€ 9.00
10 mm	308510	^✱€ 9.50
12 mm	308512	^✱€ 9.50
14 mm	308514	^✱€ 9.50
16 mm	308516	^✱€ 9.90
18 mm	308518	^✱€ 10.20
20 mm	308520	^✱€ 10.90
26 mm	308526	^✱€ 12.20
30 mm	308530	^✱€ 12.50
35 mm	308535	^✱€ 13.30
40 mm	308540	^✱€ 13.80

5 Short MHG Chisels in Wooden Box
Advice: The seasoned Ash wood used for the handles of these chisels can vary in color and grain both from the examples in these photos and from each other in these boxed sets: see the photo to the left. Ash is a natural product and should be accepted as such. The wooden box is worth € 19.95. You save € 6.45.
6, 12, 16, 20, 26 mm
Order nr. 308555

Price ^✱€ 65.00

All 13 sizes Short MHG Chisels
No special packing!
Advice: The seasoned Ash wood used for the handles of these chisels can vary in color and grain both from the examples in these photos and from each other in these sets. What different colours can appear you can see in the enlarged foto. Click picture! Ash is a natural product and should be accepted as such.
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 26, 30, 35, 40 mm
You save € 9.30
Order nr. 308557

Price ^✱€ 129.00

MHG Regular Chisels

We were so positively impressed by the quality and finish of the MHG Short Chisels that we recently added to our store, that we decided to start carrying MHG’s line of standard chisels. They are manufactured in Thuringen, Germany.

The total length of the various chisels differs according to their width. For instance, the 6 mm chisel is 245 mm long, but the 26 mm chisel is 275 mm long. The blades have only been sharpened, not polished, so as to avoid rounding the edges of the face, which should be as flat as possible for fine work. The handle is made of clear-finished hornbeam. It is slightly flattened so that even the narrower chisels will not roll away or off a bench (this can be very bad for floor, chisel, and/or foot!) and the grip feels comfortable in one's hand. Sizes are in millimeters, inch measurements are only approximations.

Blade width	Order nr.	Price
2 mm	308560	^✱€ 8.50
4 mm	308561	^✱€ 8.50
6 mm	308562	^✱€ 8.50
8 mm	308563	^✱€ 8.50
10 mm	308564	^✱€ 8.90
12 mm	308565	^✱€ 8.90
13 mm	308566	^✱€ 9.20
14 mm	308567	^✱€ 9.20
15 mm	308568	^✱€ 9.50
16 mm	308569	^✱€ 9.50
18 mm	308570	^✱€ 9.90
20 mm	308571	^✱€ 10.70
22 mm	308572	^✱€ 11.50
24 mm	308573	^✱€ 11.90
25 mm	308574	^✱€ 12.50
26 mm	308575	^✱€ 12.50
28 mm	308576	^✱€ 12.90
30 mm	308577	^✱€ 13.20
32 mm	308578	^✱€ 13.50
35 mm	308579	^✱€ 13.70
38 mm	308580	^✱€ 14.90
40 mm	308581	^✱€ 14.90

Set of 4 MHG Chisels in Canvas Tool Roll
You save € 5.60.
Worth of Canvas tool roll: € 7.95
6, 12, 16, 20 mm
Order nr. 308584

Price ^✱€ 39.95

Set of 6 MHG Chisels in Canvas Tool Roll
You save € 7.00.
Worth of Canvas tool roll: € 7.95 6, 10, 12, 16, 20, 26 mm
Order nr. 308585

Price ^✱€ 59.95

MHG Chisels in standard size with slightly levelled oiled round Ash Handle

These standard sized chisels are part of the new MHG’s series of chisels. These chisels are finished to a very high standard of craftsmanship. The blades are polished, and then the blade's face is ground flat again. This does two things: the blades' side edges are every so slightly rounded by the polishing process, but the chisels' faces are flat, as they must be for the finest work.

The new series is manufactured using a new forging process, which adds significantly to the toughness and elasticity of the blade, and allows for a surprisingly long-lasting edge. Through a combination of compression and heat treatment, the alloy-steel blades attain a level of performance that was up till now difficult to find outside of the highest-end hand-forged tools. The blades are hardened to 61 HRC (+/- 1) along their entire working length.
Diameter of handle 38 mm
Total length (dependent on blade size) 245 to 295 mm

See more sizes!
See blade’s face ground flat!
Larger foto of handle

Blade width	Order nr.	Price
6 mm	308402	^✱€ 12.50
8 mm	308403	^✱€ 12.50
10 mm	308404	^✱€ 12.95
12 mm	308405	^✱€ 12.95
13 mm	308406	^✱€ 13.20
14 mm	308407	^✱€ 13.20
15 mm	308408	^✱€ 13.50
16 mm	308409	^✱€ 13.50
18 mm	308410	^✱€ 13.95
20 mm	308411	^✱€ 14.90
22 mm	308412	^✱€ 15.95
24 mm	308413	^✱€ 16.30
25 mm	308414	^✱€ 16.90
26 mm	308415	^✱€ 16.90
28 mm	308416	^✱€ 17.30
30 mm	308417	^✱€ 17.60
32 mm	308418	^✱€ 17.95
35 mm	308419	^✱€ 18.30
38 mm	308420	^✱€ 19.20
40 mm	308421	^✱€ 19.50

Chisel Edge Guards

The cutting edges of chisels are delicate and can easily be damaged by, or damage, other tools that they come in contact with during storage and transport. If the edges become damaged, it will take time to sharpen and hone the blade to the point that it can be used again. The MHG chisels are delivered with edge guard caps, but these can be easily lost. So we offer here a full selection of plastic edge guard caps. Price is per guard!

Important: Care must be taken to ensure the chisels are dry when put into plastic caps. Water can be trapped between the plastic and the chisel, and will corrode the blade. This is especially important with high-carbon steel blades.

These caps will fit other chisels too. They work well enough aside from mortise chisels and some of the lines of firmer chisels.

Edge Guard Size	Order nr.	Price
2 - 8 mm	308492	^✱€ 0.25
10 - 14 mm	308493	^✱€ 0.25
15 - 20 mm	308494	^✱€ 0.25
22 - 26 mm	308495	^✱€ 0.25
28 - 32 mm	308496	^✱€ 0.30
35 mm	308497	^✱€ 0.30
38 - 40 mm	308498	^✱€ 0.30