In my recent parcel from Gerd Fritsche was also a very nice surprise. A beautifully made paring chisel with two tone rosewood handle. In antique planes they sometimes used this two tone sapwood which I have always thought very attractive. The maker Slater, in the 1870's and 1880's often used it in their planes which were marketed as a budget option to the likes of Spiers, Matheison and Norris. Presumably pieces of rosewood with lighter coloured sapwood cost a bit less.
The grind on the sides is tapered really well down to almost nothing in the style of classic antique paring chisels.
I will add this to my current paring chisels which include a pair of Japanese made by Yamahiro and two from the late great Alan Peters.
That's a stunning chisel David, really like the use of sapwood / heartwood transition in the centreline of the handle.
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