the.com/wood chisel
A steel wedge that turns stubborn blocks of wood into intention.
means A hand tool with a sharp beveled steel blade set in a handle, used with hand pressure or a mallet to cut, shave, or carve wood.
from Chisel traces back through Old French 'cisel' to a presumed Vulgar Latin 'cisellus,' related to Latin 'caedere,' meaning 'to cut' or 'to strike down' — the same root that gives us 'scissors' and 'concise.' The 'wood' simply marks its trade from cousins like the cold chisel, which cuts metal and stone instead.
- bevel angle
- usually ground to 25 degrees for control
- oldest tool
- found in neolithic sites, basically unchanged since
- mallet, not hammer
- metal hammers mushroom and crack wooden handles
- sharp obsession
- woodworkers spend more time honing than cutting