Comments on: Pocket Chisel http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Him http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-292779 Him Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:22:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-292779 Dudes, sometimes carrying the sharp bit is enough: hammers are just modernized rocks. For going into the bush, pitching shelter, doing a bit of creative work, knowing the land, sometimes less is more. Ever heard of whittling? That's minimal, too.. Dudes, sometimes carrying the sharp bit is enough:
hammers are just modernized rocks.

For going into the bush, pitching shelter, doing a bit of creative work, knowing the land, sometimes less is more.

Ever heard of whittling?

That’s minimal, too..

]]> By: Jax http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-292441 Jax Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:02:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-292441 these are really good as scrapers guys, use them on windows or anything really, keep it sharp and it wont dig in to the surface of whatever you are scraping on these are really good as scrapers guys, use them on windows or anything really, keep it sharp and it wont dig in to the surface of whatever you are scraping on

]]> By: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291377 Teacher Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:12:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291377 fred, how can you say that? I see the guys on American Chopper use claw hammers on chisels and punches all the time. If they do it, it must be ok! Now where's that sarcasm icon? fred, how can you say that? I see the guys on American Chopper use claw hammers on chisels and punches all the time. If they do it, it must be ok!

Now where’s that sarcasm icon?

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291171 fred Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:08:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291171 as Hank Says - not to be a wiseacre - but if one of my master carpenters was seen to be using a hammer (rather than a mallet) to drive a wood chisel I'd re-assign him to a different job. The same goes for using a claw hammer to drive a cold chisel. as Hank Says - not to be a wiseacre - but if one of my master carpenters was seen to be using a hammer (rather than a mallet) to drive a wood chisel I’d re-assign him to a different job. The same goes for using a claw hammer to drive a cold chisel.

]]> By: Stuart http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291144 Stuart Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:35:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-291144 This hand-held hammer would be the perfect companion! http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00979533000P This hand-held hammer would be the perfect companion!

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00979533000P

]]> By: ChrisW http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290907 ChrisW Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:06:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290907 I wonder how many hammer strikes this could take before breaking. I wonder how many hammer strikes this could take before breaking.

]]> By: Hank http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290537 Hank Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:24:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290537 Not to a wiseacre, but sharp chisels can and are used by themselves in many applications. Not to a wiseacre, but sharp chisels can and are used by themselves in many applications.

]]> By: Blind http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290449 Blind Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:54:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290449 Wouldn't the bigger problem being figuring out how to carry the hammer in your pocket as well? Perhaps I'm inexperience, but I don't recall chisels generally being tools that are used by themselves. Wouldn’t the bigger problem being figuring out how to carry the hammer in your pocket as well? Perhaps I’m inexperience, but I don’t recall chisels generally being tools that are used by themselves.

]]> By: ToolFreak http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290426 ToolFreak Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:27:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/25/pocket-chisel/#comment-290426 While this is all kinds of cool for making a tool you wouldn't carry around with you something you now can, I don't think these will be much use to anyone except craftsmen who do much of their work with a chisel, and would like the ability to whip one out anytime and work anywhere. I'd like to see some kind of hybrid cold chisel/wood chisel in this kind of getup, though. THAT would be useful. A folding pry bar, too. While this is all kinds of cool for making a tool you wouldn’t carry around with you something you now can, I don’t think these will be much use to anyone except craftsmen who do much of their work with a chisel, and would like the ability to whip one out anytime and work anywhere. I’d like to see some kind of hybrid cold chisel/wood chisel in this kind of getup, though. THAT would be useful. A folding pry bar, too.

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