japanese 'slick' chisel

[simon d]

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This is for Ian. Thank you for the education. I embarrassed myself not knowing what a slick chisel was and then after a full description and a picture I realized I had something like it in my old steel collection. My uncle had a set of them and this is the sole survivor (it's 35mm wide) from a bushfire that claimed his house and melted most of his tools. He found it in the ashes and gave it to me as I thought I would try and re-temper it one day.
Any info on the possibilities of doing so would be appreciated.

[ian]

Simon

maybe also post this across in the hand tool and general woodworking sections.

I've seen and handled a slick, and had it's use described in some detail (at a talk to The Traditional Tools Group on timber frame construction) — but I've not actually used a slick myself



ian