Paring chisel
identifier
ID 138
morphology
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 87.0347 L=27cm WD=3cm WT=180gr. Inscription: ERIK ANTON BERG ESKILSTUNA SWEDEN image shark.
holotype
MOT V 2001.0528 (Japan) L=54cm WD=2cm WT=400gr
alias
bevel-edged chisel (syn.) (SALAMAN 1976: 130)
description
Wide chisel with one bevel, sometimes without a neck. Since it does lighter work than the firmer chisel, it is theoretically not beaten with the wooden hammer, but pushed. It is also sharper than the firmer chisel.
The Japanese chisel (Japanese: tsuki nomi) is longer than the western one and is always used with both hands. It is used for finishing mortise and tenon joints and grooves. [MOT]
