Chisels - Specialty

Workshop Tip: Turn any chisel into a dovetail chisel
October 12, 2022

A stationary belt sander easily removes flat areas so chisel will fit nicely into the corner of a dovetail socket.
Tool review: Veritas flush-cutting chisels
March 2, 2021

The Veritas flushing chisels have a long, flat blade with anangled, threaded insert for the replaceable handle.
How to make a small chisel for delicate detail work
September 27, 2017

Even the smallest chisel you can buy is sometimes too big for inlay and stringing, so make your own, using jeweler’s files for the blades.
How to Make a Skew Chisel
December 9, 2010

Garrett Hack demonstrates how to make a bevel-edge skew chisel.
Sharpening a Skew Chisel
October 29, 2009

Learn how to sharpen this most important hand tool used in carving for undercutting or cleaning out corners.
Bench Chisel Set
September 1, 2009

Blue Spruce's bench chisels are pricey, but they are unrivaled
Dovetail Chisel
July 1, 2007

These dovetail chisels feature comfortable cocobolo handles and A-2 steel blades
The Essential Chisel Set
April 24, 2007

Furniture maker Garrett Hack discusses the eight chisels he can't live without.
All About Chisels
December 1, 2005

Mortise, bench, or butt chisel? Bob Smalser tells you what you need and why.
All About Chisels and Carving Tools
September 12, 2005

R.A. Salaman’s Dictionary of Woodworking Tools devotes 17 pages to chisels -- many that would be familiar to contemporary woodworkers but many others whose long-lost purposes we can only wonder…

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