Well, chisels arrived this morning...
Free delivery by courier!!!
Just tried them out...
Think I will need to learn how to turn wood from scratch 
Well sir, you've had them for 6 days now, any comments or questions on their use?
Hmmm, I think that it is very difficult for me to give a judgement on what are, afterall, my first 'proper' chisels!
What I can say is that they are VERY different to the cheap Chinese set that I inherited with the lathe.
Heavy, long, 'awkward' spring to mind when compared to the original set!
Learning to use a deep fluted normal grind bowl gouge after a 'tinny' short spindle gouge has taken a little bit of getting used to and still not anywhere near proficient but it is coming!
Any catches on small small practice pieces have a very different result to the original chisels!!
HOWEVER....
The bowl gouges re very well made and incredibly sturdy! They have a lovely 'feel' in the hand and are quite easy to move/manipulate. I turned a number of mixed pieces before having to take them to the grinder
Grinding freehand was a daunting thought but with a careful 'dry run' I managed to reasonably successfully grind a nice edge and maintain the bevel.
The 3 round scrapers are fantastic and incredibly strong. The one thing I have noticed is that I will attempt to grind a longer cutting edge on one of the scrapers (I'm sure there is a name for that grind?), likely the middle sized one, so that I can 'draw' the scraper straighter (I know what I mean but don't know what you guys would call it sorry).
With two guys herre telling me that they had the exact same set for 20 years without problem would sugest that they are pretty good and likely outlive me!
I like them a lot and like the fact that they are going to open up a whole new world to me!
