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#22583 - 02/08/10 06:01 PM What's this for?
daiku Member Registered: 04/16/02 Posts: 893 Loc: Minneapolis, Minnesota	One of my students brought this in to class this morning. Any idea what this extra-long thing is for? Width is 1-3/8. Overall lenght is 28". CB. _________________________ -- Clark Bremer Minneapolis Proud Member of the TFG
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#22586 - 02/08/10 07:19 PM Re: What's this for? [Re: daiku]
bmike Member Registered: 01/09/08 Posts: 918 Loc: Burlington, VT	looks like a framing chisel that was taken to the rack. does it have a ring on the end of the handle for striking? _________________________ Mike Beganyi Design and Consulting, LLC. www.mikebeganyi.com
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#22589 - 02/08/10 10:18 PM Re: What's this for? [Re: bmike]
daiku Member Registered: 04/16/02 Posts: 893 Loc: Minneapolis, Minnesota	No Ring. In fact the end of the handle is round and fat, so not meant for striking at all. _________________________ -- Clark Bremer Minneapolis Proud Member of the TFG
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#22591 - 02/08/10 10:29 PM Re: What's this for? [Re: daiku]
TIMBEAL Member Registered: 12/10/07 Posts: 1882 Loc: Maine	Maybe it hasn't been sharpened much. I would use it for long mortices, through deep timber, on the end grain, I guess. The blade looks to be 18"? Tim
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#22593 - 02/08/10 10:36 PM Re: What's this for? [Re: TIMBEAL]
Dave Shepard Member Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 718 Loc: Alford, MA	That's even bigger than my ridiculous-sized chisel I have. I've heard that there were extra long chisels made for working huge mill timbers. _________________________ Member, Timber Framers Guild
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