Essentials of woodworking

by Ira Samuel Griffith

A, B—Right.
C, D—Wrong.

Fig. 95.

50. Paring Chamfers.

—[Fig. 96] illustrates two ways of holding the chisel in cutting chamfers. In one, the bevel side of the chisel is down and the cutting edge held at right angles to the grain. In the other, the flat side of the chisel is down and the cutting edge is worked obliquely to the grain.

Fig. 96.

Fig. 97.

Frequently, it is desired to chamfer or bevel the end of a piece of wood with the chisel. To do this hold the cutting edge obliquely to the grain, the flat side of the chisel down. [Fig. 97]. The use of the framing chisel is described in connection with the making of the mortise. [Part II].