What is this?

[Tengu]

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Its a chisel, yes, but why the odd shape??

 

[Lord Farquhar]

Pick dont work

 

[Tengu]

Image facility dont work

I straight cut and pasted

 

[Bardster]

Looks like a shallow gouge to me

 

[Lord Farquhar]

Yup a gouge, Fancy making a bowl?

 

[Tengu]

nope, its no gouge, its a flat blade like a chisel

 

[singteck]

Looks like a chinese carving chisel.

singteck

 

[Joseph]

Looks similar chinese HSS-cabinet chisels on www.dick.biz. They say they are similar to antique european firmer chisels in their paper catalogue. Certainly looks a good age. Also similar in appearance to japanese tapered chisels (Bachi nomi) on the same site.

Joe.

 

[JonnyP]

nope, its no gouge, its a flat blade like a chisel

I know that Too much kit to carry is after something like that for his wood work...

 

[andyn]

I know that Too much kit to carry is after something like that for his wood work...

Well spotted Jon, Phils been on about finding one of those for ages. Reckon he'd pay good money for that and be your best friend for life!

:You_Rock_

 

[Eric_Methven]

Looks like it'd be good for spreading cheese spread on toast.

Eric

 

[Dave Budd]

I've seen some very nice gauges and chisels like that used by pole lathe turners. But equally I would go with a carving tool too

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

I've never seen anything quite like that before!

Does it have any makers marks on it? Is there the remains of a Marshalltown stamp on it anywhere?

What is the size of the blade?

Phil.

 

[bushwacker bob]

I've never seen anything quite like that before!

Does it have any makers marks on it? Is there the remains of a Marshalltown stamp on it anywhere?

What is the size of the blade?

Phil.

MARSHALTOWN? do you think it could be a very worn bricktrowel?

 

[Sgt Sim]

It is defently not a very weared out trowel. Belew me, I have weared out a fewe in my days and it does not look anything like that...

 

[Tengu]

Its a chisel...not a cheese spreader, not a gouge and not a worn down trowel...

I showed it to my retired joiner father and he couldnt say much about it.

His theory was that someone on a site or in a factory had needed a wide chisel in a hurry and gone to the blacksmith who knocked one up.

 

[British Red]

Looks like a chinese carving chisel.

singteck

I suspect you need to change take-aways mate - mind you I can see where MSG has pitted the blade
Red

 

[bushwacker bob]

I suspect you need to change take-aways mate - mind you I can see where MSG has pitted the blade
Red

I can see its use for carving crispy duck.

 

[xylaria]

Its a chisel...not a cheese spreader, not a gouge and not a worn down trowel...

I showed it to my retired joiner father and he couldnt say much about it.

His theory was that someone on a site or in a factory had needed a wide chisel in a hurry and gone to the blacksmith who knocked one up.

File cutter chisels are sort of that shape but shorter and dont have wooden handles because they are blacksmiths tools. It looks knocked up though. The reason they are that shape is to give extra strength to punch lines rather than carve in the way a carpenter would use a chisel. A blacksmith or farrier maybe more helpful in working out how, when and why it was made. I think the tool is very interesting though.

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

MARSHALTOWN? do you think it could be a very worn bricktrowel?

Not sure bushwacker - think I've seen Jon Pickett use something very similar for his face work and swears by Marshalltown. Personally I prefer the WHS Canadian pattern.

Phil.