Chisels have different handle designs for specific uses. Wooden and plastic handles are common, but metal incorporation determines the use. Rounded handles are for hand use, while flat handles are for hammer use. Comfortable handles prevent blisters and fatigue. Mallet chisels have extended tangs and reinforced handles.
There are many types of chisel handles, each designed for a particular use or specialization. The vast majority of chisel handles are made from wood or plastic, however, the incorporation of metal into the handle design determines the individual use of the chisel and, therefore, the handle. Some chisel handles are designed to be used only with the user’s hands guiding the chisel into the working medium, while others are made for use with a mallet or mallet. As a rule, rounded handles are more inclined to work by hand while flat or blunt handles are intended to be driven into work with a hammer.
A sharp chisel is not complete without the proper handle. The handle design is responsible for creating a tool that can be comfortably used by a craftsman for extended periods without creating blisters, sore spots, and fatigue. Rounded wooden handles allow a craftsman to sand and shape the handle to fit comfortably in his or her hand and provide a good tool to work with. The plastic handles found on many of the modern chisel designs, while smooth and strong, lack the comfort some craftsmen find in various wooden chisel handles.
Hand chisels commonly use a short round handle that fits in the user’s palm. Some of the larger chisels used to rough out a job require two hands, so they incorporate long, slender handles at the end of the chisel. Chisel handles intended to work with a mallet or mallet commonly use a hardened plastic handle or a wooden handle with a metal band around the blunt end. The metal band prevents the wood from mushrooming or splitting when the chisel is struck with the hammer. These reinforced chisel handles are also not designed to withstand repeated blows with a hard-faced hammer, such as a peg or claw hammer.
Another distinguishing trait of chisel handles is that while a hand chisel uses a tang inserted into the handle, the mallet chisel commonly uses a handle that surrounds an extended tang that reaches all the way through the handle. These chisel handles allow the hammer to actually strike the steel from the chisel instead of the handle. The extended tang is usually topped with a flat steel cap intended to distribute the force of the mallet blow to the entire chisel. Occasionally, these chisel handles will have the tang of the chisel extending beyond the handle to prevent the craftsman from striking his or her hand with the hammer.
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