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CHISEL (from the O. Fr. cisel, See also: sharp-edged tool for cutting See also: metal, See also: wood or See also: stone
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There are numerous varieties of
See also: chisels used in different trades; the See also: carpenter's chisel is wooden-handled with a straight edge, transverse to the See also: axis and bevelled on one See also: side; stone masons' chisels are bevelled on both sides. and others have oblique, See also: concave or See also: convex edges
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A chisel with a semicircular blade is called a " See also: gouge." The tool is worked either by See also: hand-pressure or by blows from a See also: hammer or mallet
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The " cold chisel " has a See also: steel edge, highly tempered to cut
unheated metal
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