Carpentry and JoineryCarpentry and Joinery

Workshop toolsWorkshop tools

General ChiselsGeneral Chisels There are many There are many

different types of different types of chisels and each has a chisels and each has a particular use. particular use.

The handles of most The handles of most chisels are made from chisels are made from ash, beech, box wood ash, beech, box wood or plastic and a mallet or plastic and a mallet (not a hammer) is (not a hammer) is normally used to apply normally used to apply force force

General ChiselsGeneral Chisels BEVELBEVEL edged chisels are edged chisels are

slightly undercut making slightly undercut making them easy to push into them easy to push into corners. They are normally corners. They are normally used for finishing dovetail used for finishing dovetail joints.joints.FIRMERFIRMER chisels have a chisels have a blade with a rectangular blade with a rectangular cross-section. This means cross-section. This means that they are stronger and that they are stronger and can be used for can be used for tougher/heavier work. tougher/heavier work. A A PARINGPARING chisel is a longer, chisel is a longer, thinner chisel which can be thinner chisel which can be pushed into long joints such pushed into long joints such as housing joints. It is used as housing joints. It is used for cleaning up the joint and for cleaning up the joint and to make it an accurate fit.to make it an accurate fit.

                                 

                                     

Mortise ChiselsMortise Chisels Mortise chisels are used for Mortise chisels are used for

‘chopping out’ joints (chiselling away ‘chopping out’ joints (chiselling away the waste wood the waste wood

They are particularly useful for They are particularly useful for cutting mortise joints as they are cutting mortise joints as they are strong enough to withstand heavy strong enough to withstand heavy blows with a mallet blows with a mallet

Mortise ChiselsMortise Chisels The handle is The handle is

normally made of normally made of ash or beech with a ash or beech with a steel hoop at the steel hoop at the top to stop it top to stop it splitting. It also has splitting. It also has a strengthening a strengthening piece called a piece called a ferrule ferrule

Try SquaresTry Squares The woodworkers try-The woodworkers try-

square is composed of two square is composed of two main parts - the stock and main parts - the stock and the blade. The blade is the blade. The blade is made from hardened and made from hardened and tempered steel which tempered steel which makes is resistant to makes is resistant to damage. The stock is damage. The stock is usually made from usually made from rosewood although rosewood although cheaper versions can be cheaper versions can be made from plastic or cheap made from plastic or cheap woods.woods.A brass face is added to A brass face is added to the stock to ensure a the stock to ensure a straight edge. straight edge.

Mortise GaugeMortise Gauge The mortise gauge is a The mortise gauge is a

special type of marking special type of marking gauge and it is used to gauge and it is used to mark wood so that a mark wood so that a mortise can be cut into it mortise can be cut into it The mortise is marked out The mortise is marked out using the mortise gauge using the mortise gauge although it must be set to although it must be set to the correct size of mortise the correct size of mortise chisel very carefully. A chisel very carefully. A mortise chisel is then used mortise chisel is then used to remove the waste wood.to remove the waste wood.

Tenon SawTenon Saw Back Saws/Tenon Back Saws/Tenon

Saws get their Saws get their name from the name from the steel or brass back steel or brass back (labelled on the (labelled on the diagram). The diagram). The heavy back gives heavy back gives the saw its weight the saw its weight which is useful which is useful when sawing wood when sawing wood

Coping SawCoping Saw Coping saws are Coping saws are

used for cutting a used for cutting a range of woods range of woods and are very useful and are very useful for cutting unusual for cutting unusual shapes or curves.shapes or curves.

using a coping saw using a coping saw is a test of skill as is a test of skill as it can be difficult to it can be difficult to control and control and requires practice requires practice

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