A flat chisel is a tool used in sculpture, masonry, carpentry, wood carving, and metal cutting. It has a handle and a sharp, straight cutting edge made of forged steel or tungsten carbide. It can be used to smooth rough carvings, cut metal rods, and shape wood joints. Carbide-tipped chisels are used for harder stones, and flat chisels can be attached to power tools. Care should be taken not to remove too much material when using power tools.
A flat chisel is a tool that typically has a handle, or shank, leading to a sharp, straight cutting edge with a bevel on the top side. Generally, the back of this edge is smooth. These tools are usually made of forged steel and can be tipped with tungsten carbide. Different types of these chisels can be used in sculpture, masonry, carpentry and wood carving and metal cutting.
In sculpture, a flat chisel is often used to smooth rough carvings that have been made with a pointed or toothed chisel. It can remove the marks left by the tools used to rough a sculpture and prepare it for finishing. On softer stones, such as soapstone, a forged steel chisel is usually struck gently with a hammer.
If a sculptor is working with harder stone, such as sandstone or granite, they typically use a carbide-tipped flat chisel to finish the work because it is harder than stone. Sometimes, stone carvers use flat chisels designed with shanks that attach to power tools. When these are used for carving, care should be taken that the power tool does not remove too much of the material to be carved.
When a metal rod needs to be cut, a flat chisel, also known as a cold chisel, is often used to shear off the rod. This is often done by clamping the metal rod in a vise. The chisel is then held at an angle to the edge of the vise and against the metal rod. He is hit with a hammer. This action cuts the barrel.
Other ways a flat chisel can be used in metalworking are for straight cutting or for cutting shapes out of a piece of sheet metal. To cut sheet metal, the chisel can be held at a slight angle to the material surface. It is then struck with a hammer to actually make the cut. Usually, a block of soft iron is placed under the sheet to support it. Sometimes, if a slot or shape is being chiselled, holes may be drilled, to outline the shape first and make it easier to cut.
In joinery and wood carving, a flat chisel can be used to shape the wood. When used this way, it can help shape a wood joint, where two pieces of wood come together. Often, when used in wood carving, it can be used without a mallet. You can apply light pressure by hand to remove excess wood. This is known as paring.
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