From:
Julianna <julieis@zzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:59:12 -0400
Subject:
Chisels: pointed vs flat?
Hi.
Firstly, some quick preamble:
Bob, thanks for the tip on the die grinder.
I was introduced to stone carving via the use of rasps and riflers, and
am only recently starting to explore the different tools available. I've
read through the archives, and haven't been able to find an answer to
this question (but maybe it was answered recently? the archives only go
back to this May, and I joined a little while ago):
What is the difference between the results of using a pointed chisel and
a flat chisel? I'm currently using a few flat chisels (just ones for
wood because I'm working on soapstone and alabaster, and the wood
chisels seem to work well enough), and want to get some pointed chisels.
But I'm not sure when I would be using it (major excavations? finer
work? smoothing?), and how to choose one (materials, the different
number of points, etc). I basically know nothing about pointed chisels,
so any help would be great.
Thanks!
Julianna
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